Teabagger Whacktard Christine O’Donnell Wonders Why Monkeys Aren't Becoming Humans

[The Central Scrutinizer]

You can't make this stuff up.

http://abcnews.go.com/News/christine-odonnell-evolution-myth/story?id=11721684

 

[Thunder]

ive heard this argument b4.

it suggests a profound lack of understanding of Evolutionary theory.

or just playing dumb.

in her case, its both.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

ive heard this argument b4.

it suggests a profound lack of understanding of Evolutionary theory.

or just playing dumb.

in her case, its both.

I had a friend who years ago once went on a blind date with (what turned out to be) a fundy. They went to the zoo on a nice afternoon. In front of the gorilla enclosure, the following conversation took place:

Her (pointing to gorilla): Why isn't that a human?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.
Her: But if evolution is true, then why isn't that a human by now?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.
Her: But why isn't it a human?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.

Needless to say, he didn't ask her out again.

 

[Just thinking]

ive heard this argument b4.

it suggests a profound lack of understanding of Evolutionary theory.

And just what percentage of the population at large have a proper, basic understanding of evolution?

 

[Just thinking]

I had a friend who years ago once went on a blind date with (what turned out to be) a fundy. They went to the zoo on a nice afternoon. In front of the gorilla enclosure, the following conversation took place:

Her (pointing to gorilla): Why isn't that a human?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.
Her: But if evolution is true, then why isn't that a human by now?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.
Her: But why isn't it a human?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.

Needless to say, he didn't ask her out again.

Good ... because it sounds like his answers were as bad as her questions. No, I take that back. She sounded curious --- he sounded like some intellectual snob.

 

[XBoxWarrior]

Her (pointing to gorilla): Why isn't that a human?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.
Her: But if evolution is true, then why isn't that a human by now?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.
Her: But why isn't it a human?
Him: Well, if you get in the cage and mate with that gorilla, the baby might be.
O'donnel:I know, that's why I don't have sex.


Date Over.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Good ... because it sounds like his answers were as bad as her questions. No, I take that back. She sounded curious --- he sounded like some intellectual snob.

No. She was just an idiot.

 

[Sgt Doom]

Can we have it enshrined in law that every time someone genuinely tries to use that as "evidence" against evolution, a monkey comes to their house and throws poo at them?

 

[Thunder]

No. She was is just an idiot.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Can we have it enshrined in law that every time someone genuinely tries to use that as "evidence" against evolution, a monkey comes to their house and throws poo at them?

Even more fun is when you debate a fundy, and they say "My ancestors didn't evolve from a monkey", you say "Mine didn't either". Stand back and watch their head explode.

 

[aggle-rithm]

I had a friend who years ago once went on a blind date with (what turned out to be) a fundy. They went to the zoo on a nice afternoon. In front of the gorilla enclosure, the following conversation took place:

Her (pointing to gorilla): Why isn't that a human?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.
Her: But if evolution is true, then why isn't that a human by now?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.
Her: But why isn't it a human?
Him: Because it's a gorilla.

Needless to say, he didn't ask her out again.

It always puzzles me why the fundies fixate on apes and monkeys. Follow this logic (gorillas should be human by now) to its logical conclusion, and there should only be one species on earth...humans. All species have had the same amount of time to evolve from a common anscestor, not just primates.

I'm guessing it's a failure of imagination.

 

[aggle-rithm]

Even more fun is when you debate a fundy, and they say "My ancestors didn't evolve from a monkey", you say "Mine didn't either".

Or you can say, "Still at the monkey stage, eh?"

 

[TragicMonkey]

Why would monkeys even want to be human? To keep company with women like her? I think not! Thank God for His intelligent design to evolve monkeys. All the other species are just byproduct of His efforts to evolve monkeys.

 

[Just thinking]

No. She was just an idiot.

You realize that in what was quoted you gave as much evidence of her idiocy as you did his snobbishness.

Let me rephrase it with someone who might not understand the concept of light scattering ...

Her (pointing to sky): Why does it appear that way?
Him: Because it's blue.
Her: But why isn't it some other color, or no color at all?
Him: Because it's blue.
Her: But why isn't it green?
Him: Because it's blue.

See? Just how helpful was that exchange?

 

[Snide]

Good ... because it sounds like his answers were as bad as her questions. No, I take that back. She sounded curious --- he sounded like some intellectual snob.

Possibly. Or just dumbfounded that she was actually asking such questions. Maybe that is snobbery to think that this is someone you will never date again because they didn't understand evolution. I could see that, I guess, but so what?

If she said, "Why is 2 + 2 not 5?," I think the polite answer would be, "Because it is 4." So I would guess, and it is only a guess, that he was simply being polite.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

You realize that in what was quoted you gave as much evidence of her idiocy as you did his snobbishness.

Let me rephrase it with someone who might not understand the concept of light scattering ...

Her (pointing to sky): Why does it appear that way?
Him: Because it's blue.
Her: But why isn't it some other color, or no color at all?
Him: Because it's blue.
Her: But why isn't it green?
Him: Because it's blue.

See? Just how helpful was that exchange?

Analogy fail.

 

[Just thinking]

Love that detailed explanation.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Possibly. Or just dumbfounded that she was actually asking such questions. Maybe that is snobbery to think that this is someone you will never date again because they didn't understand evolution. I could see that, I guess, but so what?

If she said, "Why is 2 + 2 not 5?," I think the polite answer would be, "Because it is 4." So I would guess, and it is only a guess, that he was simply being polite.

We have a winner.

If a child was asking the question, he likely would have explained why it was a gorilla and not a human. But this woman didn't want to understand - I suspect she thought she was being clever and could "trap" him into admitting that he didn't know. Her preacher likely told her to ask such questions.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

It always puzzles me why the fundies fixate on apes and monkeys. Follow this logic (gorillas should be human by now) to its logical conclusion, and there should only be one species on earth...humans. All species have had the same amount of time to evolve from a common anscestor, not just primates.

I'm guessing it's a failure of imagination.

Because that's the way God designed it, you big silly!

 

[Just thinking]

Possibly. Or just dumbfounded that she was actually asking such questions.

Not at all. Most people who have even a fair belief/understanding of evolution don't fully understand the details ... like common ancestry which branches off into other species. Many people when asked think humans evolved from apes, not necessarily apelike creatures.

Maybe that is snobbery to think that this is someone you will never date again because they didn't understand evolution. I could see that, I guess, but so what?

When they ask a fair question though, it is snobbery to not even offer up a brief explanation that the question is what's the issue. And then take it from there. Just blurting out the same non-useful answer is childish. It's obvious from the question that more/different information is needed.

If she said, "Why is 2 + 2 not 5?," I think the polite answer would be, "Because it is 4." So I would guess, and it is only a guess, that he was simply being polite.

If you think his replies are what's polite ... WOW.