Showing posts with label Darwin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Darwin. Show all posts

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Evolution caught in the act!

See for yourself. Is it not clear, my friends, that this is an evolutionary step for deer becoming humans? Surely you see how the genes are putting forth a noble attempt to make this fawn superior to others of its kind.

Perhaps they (genes) were thinking that if the deer had 6 legs -- specifically 2 more in back -- that it could run faster thus giving it a better chance of crossing the road without getting hit by a car, thus increasing its chances of survival. 

Or maybe they (the genes again) were trying to work out a system whereby sometimes the deer navigated on 2 front and 2 rear legs (like "normal"), but sometimes he would be able to rear back on all 4 hind legs. The 2x2 transportation mode is optimal for regular grazing, frolicking, and other Bambi-like behavior common to most deer. The all-rear-leg-drive system might be advantageous, however, say, should all of the ground-based and eye-level food sources start to disappear and "Fawny" need to reach higher food sources. And no one will argue--not even a good Bible-thumping creationist--that eating is necessary for one's survival. And almost everyone also agrees that walking up-right is way better than walking on all 4's all the time.

So, I think it is a coup for modern secular science to have this animal on film, since it is such an obvious intermediate stage of deer on its natural Darwinian step up to humanity.

Go evolution!

Friday, July 18, 2008

Yes, No, Maybe?

So I'm readin' an article today about whether or not scientists should start relocating species -- animal & plant -- in order to save them, presumably from the effects of so-called "global warming" and other "bad" human effects on the environment (Side note: when I was a kid in middle school in the 70's, we were told by "scientists" that the world was definitely headed for another cataclysmic ice age. I wonder what ever happened to that?).

Anyway, these goofballs that have shrines to Darwin in their solar-powered saunas aren't really thinkin' like their hero, now are they? Stop and think about it. What is the cardinal axiom of Darwinian evolution? "Survival of the fittest," right? So, if these fungi don't figure out a way to grow legs and move to a suitable climate on their own, then to heck with 'em! They don't deserve to survive. That's just "nature's" way of weeding them out, ain't it?

And if the furry little Fooze-beaked Logglewhopper doesn't develop opposable thumbs in time to open the door to a cab and hitch a ride outta his little habitat that we're heatin' up with our SUVs, oh well, tough noogies.

If they were consistent Darwinists, they would leave it all alone and let the blind forces of nature take care of it all. Apparently they don't really believe Darwin either.

Gotta' love inconsistency.