Monday School: Protesting Evolution? Seriously??
Today is Victoria Day in Canada, so welcome to a special holiday edition of Monday School! Even on stat holidays, you are able to get your weekly helping of ‘the Rational Corrective To All That Nonsense You Learned Yesterday!
Now while some will find this disturbing, I am very sure many of you will roar with laughter at what I am about to show you. The following flyer was found at a college campus. I really wish I was making this up, it’s so ridiculous that one would almost suspect it’s a prank. However, it’s apparently a real rally… to protest evolution!
Check it out, then apply palm to face:
I don’t know about you guys, but I roared with laughter at many of the things listed as things that evolution causes. First of all, there is no such thing as Nazism, it’s called Fascism and it was not caused by evolution but by hatred and bigotry from angry Christians. Religion was what fueled the anger and atrocities of the second world war, not evolution.
The part about evolution causing pedophilia in the church is completely absurd. I think the church itself might have to accept a little responsibility for who they hire to preach their word. Since most if not all priests are devoutly religious, how can we blame evolution if they choose to rape child? Earth to Vatican; Pedophiles in the Church is a CHURCH problem! Are we clear on that one?
The part about evolution causing Rock & Roll, sounds about right to me. Music like the species changes with time… and we all know how much religious people hate change, so that is something we wouldn’t actually mind taking credit for. Happily I might add!
Another surprise is that homosexuality and atheism are not even on the list! I mean you’d have a better case for that then you would the absurd things listed up there.
Like I said above this seems like a sick joke and I really hope it is. The idea that someone out there is going to blame things like political ideologies on evolution would be like blaming the weather for the stock exchange dropping a few hundred points. It’s ridiculous and it only makes these religious fools look even more crazier that we think they already are.
I just find it hilarious that these religious nuts are actually going to protest Evolution. Where do we get tickets to watch that? Wouldn’t that be the same as shouting at a disease in the hope it goes away?
Well, at least these clowns acknowledge evolution I suppose, even if they do it just to label it as evil.
Peter
LOL is that real? Surely some troll made it up?
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RYN: The GOP could probably get in trouble over this, if someone has the stones.
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I suppose it’s all true in a way, just maybe not in the way the original poster had intended. After all, those are all things that are – to the best of my knowledge – exclusive to humanity. If our predecessors had never evolved into humans, those things most likely wouldn’t exist today. So, yes, in a sense, evolution did contribute to the creation of those “sins.”
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oh.. it’s funny but sad too.. sad that some people look at that flyer and hallelujah away in agreement…
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I’ve met people who claim to believe things like that about evolution but they can’t seem to define what they mean by evolution, i.e., do they mean the theory of evolution or believing the theory of evolution or just the fact of evolution? To them evolution is a sound someone makes in church followed by hissing and boooing. They can’t even talk to someone the word has actual meaning to, because they are at a loss when you don’t hiss and boo with them. I mean, yes, evolution caused all those things, to the extent the things are real products of human activity and humans are the product of evolution. So I can agree with their words, but only because we have different meanings. If really pressed, they might agree the word is synonymous to them with “Satan.” But usually they won’t agree with ANY thing I say, so I haven’t found much reward in trying to clarify such statements.
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I have a hunch Poe’s Law might be in effect here. That seems like a parody. I can’t find much about the group online, but I did find another flyer where they accuse Neil DeGrasse Tyson of trying to destroy Pluto. Makes me think they’re a satirical thing.
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