Creation, a movie about Darwin
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Well worth seeing if you want to see a portrait of Darwin the man, as opposed to the naturalist and explorer, since most of the movie covers him wrestling with his conscience over the logically imminent demise of God as the creator of all living things, as well as his grief over the loss of his precociously smart (but slightly creepy) oldest child, Annie.
And look, here’s what some hilarious Christians had to say about Darwin recently (note the Godwin-troll in the middle):
I honestly don’t see how pointing out the inadequacy of Lamarckian theory is supposed to support their opposition to the Darwinian model, but then I guess this is Christian logic, which by definition transcends regular logic ;)The Darwin Anniversary
November 24, 2009, is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species. How should we respond?
by standing strong
maybe we should not respond at all.
Perhaps watch “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed”?
I tweeted, perhaps unwisely, “Darwin sucks more than Hitler”.
Why dont we celebrate jean lemark while we’re at it? Both theories are just as false as each other.
yeah Mitchell Lemarks therory that a a species will change one a period of time is stupid. I always look at those African people who over a couple of centuries have lengthened their necks with large rings. None of their offspring have ever been born with long necks, just the ones God gave them!
@Rhonda: all too true!!
Rhonda, that is the best comment - wish I had thought of it!
December 29th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
When it comes to insults, Hitler > the Devil.
December 29th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
And fair enough too, since Satan hasn’t actually killed anyone (and by all accounts only exists to fulfill the ultimate will of God)
December 30th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
No, but he slowly disembowels you while you sit in a pit of fire…that oughta count for something.
December 30th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
That’s “our” Ross Nixon? “Darwin sucks more than Hitler”… he does like to spice things up doesn’t he?
December 30th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
’tis indeed, he is a feisty one!
December 31st, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Whoops… embarrassing. Poor choice of words. Darwin didn’t suck as such. I actually meant Darwin’s legacy - assuming that Karl Marx, Stalin, Mao and others took major inspiration from his writings.
January 1st, 2010 at 12:59 pm
I’m sorry Ross, completely ignoring the fact that Darwin’s legacy had nothing to do with Marx, Stalin, or Mao…What’s wrong with Marx? Did he kill anybody? He was a reclusive philosopher who thought poor people were being shat on. Stalin and Mao perverted his message for their own gain, just as the Inquisitors of Spain perverted the Bible’s message to slaughter people and create a massive exodus of Jews from Spain.
Here are a few atrocities carried out in the Christian name: http://notachristian.org/christianatrocities.html If you think that the people who committed these crimes weren’t “true Christians,” perhaps you should check your hypocrisy. Likewise, Darwin is not responsible for lunatics who have the ability to take any message, any theory, and pervert it beyond recognition for their own gain. Neither is Marx.
January 7th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
ahh ahhh Reading those comments physically hurts! I didnt know it was possible for people to be so ignorant…