Yes, it can be observed in the laboratory. Shut up.Yes, there is fossil evidence. Shut up.
No, no one claims we evolved from present-day apes. Shut up.
And yes, it's just a theory. And so is that whole "the Earth orbits the Sun" thing. Time out to look up the scientific definition of the word "theory," okay? Go on. I'll wait here.
Got it? All done?
Good. Shut up.
The article didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but I don't think it was written for me. It was written for the 44 percent of Americans who, through force of will, misinformation, or simple ignorance, don't actually understand evolution, or refuse to understand it. It's for the special class. This issue's for that kid who shit in the study hall garbage can. It's for the Young Earth Creationists among us going through their homeschooled kid's textbooks with black Sharpies, crossing out the blasphemy. This one's for the snake-handlers picketing the Harvey Milk school in New York, and the hysterical Baptists rolling around on the cement in front of courthouses while Ten Commandments monuments are jackhammered out of the lobby floor.
What's she referring to?
This:
Yes, it's giving me a little woodie as well.
Comments (1)
What's scary is the fact that I work with one of the whackos that rabidly believes that the Creation theory is the only correct one--definitly not Evolution. What's sadder is the fact she's going to school to be a Nurse.
Posted by llothcat | October 29, 2004 1:39 AM
Posted on October 29, 2004 01:39