By Ryan - 28/08/2011 20:10 - United States

Today, after a long discussion, my dad still doesn't understand how evolution works, and thinks it's a myth that was debunked a long time ago. FML
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iAmScrubs 19

Did you explain the theory of a Pikachu evolving into a Raichu? That might help clear some things up.

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SunnyUserName123 5

If he's a really hairy 300 pound fatty, get a picture of an ape and compare

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Pammy25 15

There is no such thing as "Evolution". It was in fact a term coined by atheist scientists to figure out how much came about. However, in actual fact God created the world in 7 days: 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. 6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. 9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day. 14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. 20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day. 24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

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MeasaV123 0

Actually, it's a theory. You know what? So is gravity, go jump off a bridge and remove your intelligence level from the gene-pool.

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koolkat27 13

22- everyone has their own opinion. why are you acting like such a bitch just because somebody thinks differently than you? immature much?

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MeasaV123 0

Honestly? No, I understand people have different opinions, it's just, well... We are rapidly approaching the birth of 7 billion people, and the fact that most of them are un-intelligent kinda makes me mad.

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hatepineapple 14

@22, that argument fails from both ends so hardly. "It's just a theory!", "So is gravity!". Fun fact: Our views of gravity were completely changed by Albert Einstein. He completely changed our understanding of gravity from what Sir Isaac Newton gave to us centuries ago. So yeah...the theory of gravity can change. Because that's all a theory really is anyways. An explanation of a phenomenon around us. New information or discovered false information can change or shatter a theory, and solidify it. Centuries ago, spontaneous generation was the undisputed belief for the secular creation of life. Today, it's evolution. Years from now, people may be mocking us for believing in evolution, just as we laugh at people who thought maggots could grow out of meat. Never seek to defend a theory, but seek to learn truth, no matter what that path ends up taking you. The inability to follow this mindset is why evolution debates always crash and burn.

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66mustangrocks 4

So your mad there are so many stupid people when you're one of them?

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sxe_beast 11

No need for the hyphen in the word "unintelligent".

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MeasaV123 0

I'm clearly outnumbered here. Giving up now and returning to iscribble.

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McMike10 1

Obviously his mind has some evolving to do..

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pdp_fml 21

Evolution is a theory. Your father is correct.

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JLattouf 22

Evolution is all a shamble, its completely impossible. Everyone and everything on this Earth was created. Monkeys or chimpanzees never evolved into humans because its physically impossible for it to happen. And ilikepieandpie is right, it was debunked over 2000 years ago

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MeasaV123 0

Yeah, okay, then how come some of the SAME germs grow immune to certain medicines?

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MeasaV123 0

Oh yeah, that was incredibly ignorant, wasn't it? I suppose the bible DOES have better sources then anything I've read, which is only a couple of chapters in a science text book. I mean, gosh the bible is 100% accurate, isn't it?

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hatepineapple 14

@25, I think you need to make a more clear distinction on what type of evolution you're opposing here. There are two types: micro-evolution and macro-evolution. Micro-evolution is almost completely unchallenged among evolutionists and creationists alike, because it's easily observable. I suppose the easiest example I could give you are dog breeders. You simply can't say there were poodles, golden retrievers, pugs, and chihuahuas on Noah's Ark. It's just not true. These dogs were domesticated and bred to become completely distinguishable. This is micro-evolution: minor changes in physical structure over a short period of time. What's debated between Creationists and Evolutionists is the theory of "Macro-Evolution". This is the event where (and I'm severely watering/dumbing this down, not to mention I'm not qualified to explain this in any way) if enough events of "micro-evolution" are stringed together, an animal can turn into a completely new species, given enough time. So a very primitive primate could, given enough time, produce a species such as...well, us. This, of course, directly conflicts with Creationists belief that they were created by a God. If God created them, then they couldn't have been evolved from another animal. Thus the conflict. So back to my original point, you need to be more clear on your opinion. Micro-evolution is...just not debatable. Any species that isn't reproducing asexually is exhibiting a form of micro-evolution every time they screw. This is how animals adapt to their surroundings over time, microorganisms adapt to vaccines and killers, and we adapt to diseases.

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JLattouf 22

Oh please, then what else do you think the OP means about evolution? Btw books don't explain crap, its either all science or all media. I only need one book and its the main source to all this, but I know if I mention it, you'll get all hurt and keep whining.

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allia118 11

Okay for one if you were up to date on today's knowledge you would know that we did not evolve from monkeys. We have a common ancestor. That's why our DNA is nearly 99 percent identical to theirs.

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MeasaV123 0

Thanks for clearing that up. Obviously I didn't know that, I'm sorry for assuming that they were the same thing :p

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JLattouf 22

@KaySL I'm the nutjob? Get all your facts straight before you even begin talking about evolution being real. Everything is all creationism. @Hatepineapple thanks for clearing that up, I didn't realize there were two different types that this can be based off of.

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JLattouf 22

KaySL you realize most of the things scientists come up with is false just so they can get even the slightest attention. Last I checked I was not the whining one, you my fellow person are the whining priss. I don't need to know squat on evolution, just that the fact that its fake and any aspect of it is all false. I have way more intellectual responsibility than you can ever have. My faith is all I need because quite frankly, I'm quite done with your crap

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JLattouf 22

I'm not scared of your challenge, I just don't feel like dealing with anymore of your crap. And trust me, I am no troll, you're the one trolling these comments apparently. Seeing as how you are a wonderful troll, you know exactly how and what to do.

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hatepineapple 14

Hey guys, just a friendly suggestion. Unless you want this type of comment thread to be locked YET AGAIN, either don't comment whatsoever on your opinion of evolution vs creationism, or make your post intelligent. 3, 5, 8, 22, and 25's comments are good guidelines on what to AVOID. I actually believe this community can have a semi-intelligent discussion on the topic of evolution. Or, if not, a mildly entertaining swarm of Pokemon references. But we can't if we constantly regress into stupid bullshit like: "HURR DURR IF WE CAME FROM MONKEYS EXPLAIN HOW THERE ARE STILL MONKEYS" or "Go back to praying to your big sky daddy. ******* creationists" So try and keep it civil. Remember there's another person on the end of the screen. EXPLAIN your thoughts, or don't post them at all. Or just ignore this and we can have the thread locked before we hit 50 posts. Your choice. -HP

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gottageek 17

FYL. Apparently it's just easier to believe an omnipotent being with no origin created everything. Why would you question that?

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mastodon33metal 7

Ahhh...One man's FML, an entire comment board's argument.

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