What's the dumbest question or answer given by a Christian about evolution you've ever read?

Question

I know you probably have a lot to pick from, but I bet there's that one gem you will always remember.

Here's one I have got from seconds of research into my history:

"Evolution has been proven to be false."

"because evolution is a relgion that requires more faith to believe than christianity"

"evolution is a lie from Satan †"

"Darwin is an idiot for making up that ridiculous theory."

"If people "evolved" from monkeys, there would be no monkeys."

"Evolution is science fiction."

"Evolution is a lie. Don't even entertain it. Darwin denied his belief in it before he died."

All this ignorance comes from one question sadly enough:

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I'll add these to the list, great satire of a retarded creationist:

"Dumbest thing I ever heard a Christian say about evolution is that it is possible. After I went on and got a better handle on the science involved, I stopped saying it."

"The dumbest answer a Christian has ever given about evolution would have to be: Evolution is real. But a Christian isn't that dumb. A Christian knows that evolution is guess work. Remember--Darwin is dead. Jesus is alive..."

Answer 1

The following 2 questions are gems!!


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Answer 2

It's already on your list but I can't stand
'If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?'

There is not a single creature on earth that does not have cousins or a common ancestor.
How intelligent do you have to be to look outside and realize that there is way more than one species of bird in the sky?

That to me is by far the stupidest thing to say in the argument over evolution.

And to comment on another on your list, yes Darwin did recant his evolution theory before he died. But just because he changed his mind doesn't change the fact that he was right. If Isaac Newton had recanted his theory about gravity, would gravity no longer exist? I think not.

Answer 3

Dumbest thing I ever heard a Christian say about evolution is that it is possible. After I went on and got a better handle on the science involved, I stopped saying it.

Answer 4

That covers most of them. Usually they're not spelled that well.

Actually, if you really want to argue against evolution, the following tips might help:

First of all, recycle the same spurious objections over and over, and ignore the careful and patient explanations of people who have formally studied the fields you're talking about. Then repeat your objections word for word. It drives the scientists nuts. Eventually they'll crack and call you a moron, which just proves they are arrogant and elitist, and you can then report them to the moderators. You win!

When your assertion is completely disproven, switch to another one. If you keep doing this quickly enough they'll never be able to keep up.

Insist that all scientific hypotheses are of equal merit irrespective of their evidence base, and should therefore be taught in schools on an equal footing. Accuse anyone who disagrees of being a "relativist". That usually stumps them.

Copy and paste slabs of text from Creationist websites and post them on Y!A as a "question". Don't bother attributing or referencing - the site you filched the text from probably didn't either.

If you feel you must attribute your assertion, the acceptable format is "they say....." or "studies show...." or "I've heard that..."

Use "theory" in its scientific sense, then its layman's sense. Aternate back and forth until its meaning becomes completely obscure.

Ignore objective evidence. Faith always makes this irrelevant, even when it directly contradicts your assertions. The bigger the contradiction the bigger your faith.

Quote mine! Use obscure pieces of writing from non peer reviewed "journals", or just make it up if you have to. Alternatively extract sentences by real scientists from their context and twist the meaning to suit your own (Stephen Jay Gould is a great source of these and none of your intended audience will have actually read him).

Make claims about "probability" that can only be analysed and shown to be fallacious by people with degrees in advanced mathematics. If you use a spurious biological model to generate your constants, even advanced mathematicians won't notice.

Invent biological categories such as "kinds". Never define them.

Confuse evolution with abiogenesis, natural science with ethics, and biology with theology.

If faced with overwhelming evidence (or a jail term for tax evasion), then claim a massive conspiracy against you by liberals/humanists/godless homosexuals/tenured academics/atheists/Satan (pick one or more - they're all the same, after all).

If all else fails, USE THE CAPS LOCK!!!

Answer 5

The dumbest answer a Christian has ever given about evolution would have to be: Evolution is real. But a Christian isn't that dumb. A Christian knows that evolution is guess work. Remember--Darwin is dead. Jesus is alive...

Answer 6

1) Do you understand the concept of"irreduceable complexity," or have you never heard of it?
2) Is there some reason why you didn't put this question in the "Science" category?
3) Can you imagine Satan promoting Creation?
4) Nice of them to limit the idiocy to Darwin, eh? .... etc.
...

Answer 7

The dumbest one I heard was "Satan buried those dinosaur bones".

BTW, I am a Christian.

BTW, Even Darwin later admitted that the complexity of life was beyond explanation by evolution, only an outside intelligence could have created life. And that was before he knew about molecular biology, DNA etc.

Answer 8

The question is:
Is Evolution a Theory?

The dumbest answer from an Atheist:
No. It's a fact.

The dumbest answer from a Christian according to an Atheist.
Yes. It's a theory.

Answer 9

dinosaurs coexisted with humans. And, that creation is only about 6,000 years old. they claim the dinosaurs were wiped out by the flood, but that could not have been considering Noah was told to bring in seven clean and two pairs unclean animals. Even if dinosaurs were unclean animals, there should still be many dinosaurs still alive after the flood and today.

Answer 10

My all time favorite was "So, you're saying rain fell on rocks for millions of years and the rocks eventually turned into monkeys?"

Another gem was a statement: "Once I found out there was lots of evidence for evolution, I decided it would be better if I just quit believing in it".