Quote Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave View Post
Evolve some balls and post it.


Where the hell did that come from?

SO ANYWAY this issue is rather near and dear to my heart because it exemplifies human arrogance and narrowmindedness in a way that few other things do. Evolution is a fact; the evidence in its favor is overwhelming. There is more support for evolution than any other theory in existence. So it strikes me as hubris in the utmost when people claim that evolution wrong, as if they and they alone have found some oh so obvious fault with it. I've actually known people who don't believe in evolution - of course, one of them believed she was destined to give birth to the savior of the planet in 2012, but that's not really important - and their arguments can typically be distilled to "I didn't come from a fish/space dust/monkeys." So it really is a matter of pride more than anything. And it stands in the way of all honest scientific progress.

Of course, you can't blame this entirely on the fundies. Public education in this country is terrible when it comes to science, and most people who are knowledgeable in these matters don't have the time to give a Bio 101 lesson to everyone who asks, so it's understandable that some vainglorious fools would be ignorant of science. That doesn't make it right, though.

Also, I'm sure most people here know about it, but if you ever find yourself debating with a fundie, there's a great site called talkorigins.org that has a lot of info on evolution. Even if not, it's still good to check out once in a while to keep the mind sharp.