richarddawkinsdotnet asked:
Richard Dawkins shows how the relatively young island chain of Hawaii acts as a nursery of evolution as it moves over a volcanic hotspot in the Pacific Ocean, generating new islands. He shows how Drosophila flies have diverged on the different islands, driven by sexual selection. Download Quicktime version (720p HD): cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com If you enjoy the video, and would like to help us make more videos like this, please consider donating $1 (or any other amount you’d like) to The …
Has god been remarketed by the church? G to tha D, mothafuckers!
“Unintelligent Design” FTW
I detect a troll in my sights!
And why so?
HAHAHAHA lol
I ROFL at your satirical comment. xD
I lol at this video because evolution is BS.
I only mentioned that cause many, many people love, even hunger to misunderstand something to back there false beliefs up.
Indeed. Even the Pope – let me emhasise, the POPE(!) – accepts the FACT of evolution. Ya know, head of the church that took several centuries to pardon Gallileo and recognise the truth of the Copernican model. Yes, even this most traditional of institutions, whose official language is LATIN(!), accepts that evolution is a fact. What kind of fruitcake must he be who still disputes evolution?
no no – i meant the argument FOR evolution expressed by Dawkins in this video. Not the evolutionary argument itself. As in the extra evidence put forward to support the already strong theory. I’m not a believer in G-d any more than Dawkins himself is.
“the evolutionary argument is interesting though”
You mean it is the only real one being put up, i just do not think “god did it” is even looked upon as a case made anymore.
That last fruit fly song sounds like me in the morning. But trust me, its not mating noises.
he is describing the plume theory, which has, at best, not been proved in any way shape or form. the evolutionary argument is interesting though
These are Dawkins’own words on his mission from his foundation site…”I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organized ignorance. We even have to go out on the attack ourselves, for the sake of reason and sanity. But it must be a positive attack, for science and reason have so much to give.”
I do agree there are ways of addressing people that will sooner lead to them listening than shouting moron at them.
Don’t think I got you wrong. That is exactly what I understood you said. My point was that the purpose of richarddawkinsdotnet’s work it seems to me,is not to just say look at the pretty video but to bring about change!
The main point I tried to make is that who decides what is the right time and place or even worst ( IMO) “proper”? Those are common place expressions popular with those who are afraid to rock the boat. And when you don’t rock the boat, nothing ever changes.
insects are animals
Don’t get me wrong. I have my part in ridiculing religious people. But I think there is a time and place for that. Like I said: To me ‘Root of all evil’ and other Dawkins movies where he discusses religion and evolution with scientist and the religious are more proper in my opinion.
I think that here we should not say ‘haha look you stupid creationist, evidence!’ but ‘wow, nice vid! are there more examples on these specific islands? or ‘Are there more changes with fruitflies?
Yes. Some fruit is quite bulky leading to a very long decay. Fruit floats, making very nice boats for fly maggots and an all you can eat buffet.
Tons of plant flotsam falls in the ocean every day. You can find it in the central pacific Thousands of miles from any land.
The objective is not to convert them. It is to ridicule them. If they kept their ignorant beliefs to themselves everything would be fine, but they wish to spread their ignorance to the rest of the world. They wish to subvert science to allow pseudoscience and the supernatural in the definition in our children’s schools. They want to dumb this country down in the name of God.
By the way, The Life of Brian (vid you favorited) is a satire of religious ignorance
love that movie!
No, but I think your comment was silly. It wasn’t you were advising folks to the fact that shouting at them doesn’t work. It was that you suggested silence is the best response. That seemed to me to be contradictory to the purpose of richarddawkinsdotnet. I believe the very purpose of these vids is clearly to in a way indeed “shout”"morons. Look at the facts” And I personally think “letting morons be” has never changed anything in history! Speaking up does!
so they have songs…I guess animals and insects are not different after all…
You think an agressive attitude with shouting ‘Morons!look at the facts!’,'haha look how wrong you are’ is going to change them? Change these stubborn people, who can look at facts then look away and say ‘no!’?
Dawkins takes a more differentiated approach mostly and even that doesn’t work. And I am not saying ‘let them be’ on a overal basis, but just for the particular movies. Because religion is not a discussion in these movies. Its evolution as fact with info for those who are interested
Exactly, I feel the same.
I wish when i was in primary school we got taught this instead of the just the Bible..