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Next Time a Creationist Asks for Transitional Fossils…

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

…you go ahead and whip out this link:

http://www.transitional-fossil.com/

It is pathetic how many creationists are out there. It is even more saddening that they don’t even know what evolution is! Not one creationist I’ve ever spoken to has ever ever ever defined evolution correctly. They are arguing against a straw man. But the worst of it all is that they do not even listen when they’re told that they don’t know what evolution is. They never bat an eyelash. They just move on as intellectual zombies, slaves to their religious beliefs that don’t let them see reality.

So, I have a suggestion. If you ever encounter a creationist, don’t debate about evolution. It is a pointless exercise when the creationist does not even know what evolution is. Instead, it would be more useful to either leave the guy alone or try to educate this person about what creationism really is. Only do the second option if you yourself are well informed about what evolution is.

On a side note, I doubt that link will change any creationist’s mind.

Anyway, let’s still give three cheers for the Tiktaalik.

Tags: creationist, fish, ID, intelligent design, land, lizard, tiktaalik, transitional fossil
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