one thing evolving randomly i could accept. 2 things evolving separately and just happening to be exactly the same kind of being, dna etc... i cant accept
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If you believe an apple once evolved into a zebra, and a few days later in another place another apple evolved into another zebra, instead of say an owl - now it's beyond this fundie's acceptance limits. They just don't get it, but what DO they get?
Now let's all chant together:
EVOLUTION DOESNT WORK THAT WAY!
Although, this person seems to be simply ignorant. There might yet be hope for him. He isn't actively denying all the evidence like some other creationists.
With ONE mutation you're usually still backwards compatible with the specie of your parents. If not, then the mutation will die with you. Duh.
After a buttload of mutations, your far descendants may not be compatible with your specie, but they will be compatible with their contemporaries. If your specie used to live in different places subject to different selective pressures, the groups may well have evolved into different things. This is pretty much the definition of speciation, and yes, we DO have living examples, though they are mostly mutant fruitflies.
I'm pretty sure @szena nailed it, it's a big creationist strawman that some mutant monkey could have appeared taller and less hairy but the odds of it happening twice to produce a mate for it are beyond ridiculous.
It's a real pain to get through to these people as they just gleefully misrepresent sciences ideas deep into the absurd while we're helpless to find ways to ridicule their already full batshit religion beyond what it already is.
You'll actually hear and see comments brought hear from devote Christians saying "Sure, it sounds crazy and ridiculous but it happened." Special pleading at it's most arrogant.
Exactly WHAT do you think your non-acceptance of it has to do with whether or not it is true?
Let me help you out: NOTHING
We can hope you "can't accept" gravity and stepping off a cliff.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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