Monkey Trials Part 2 (John Scopes - Evolution)

[Anahell13r]

is there a third video???

[ustna]

Could they have taken out parts of the testimony? Worse things have happened. "strike that from the record..." ??

[pnutbutrncrackers]

@ustna

Ustna, I have read a fair amount on the Scopes Trial, and can't ever remember such a thing being mentioned (i.e. big chunks of testimony being removed). There would have been no reason to omit such material anyway. Plus, it is not only that Dr. Mather mentions stuff that was never said (e.g. Bryan referencing that "a day in the sight of the Lord is as a thousand years" -- a quote, btw, from 2 Peter 3:8, not Psalms -- though Ps. 90:4 is similar), but he CONTRADICTS what WAS said . . .

[pnutbutrncrackers]

@pnutbutrncrackers

For example, Bryan didn't just "grunt" at the idea of the days of Genesis representing long passages of time. In fact his testimony was: "My impression is that they were periods" and that creation "might have continued for millions of years".

Also, there was no big deal made of how the serpent allegedly got around before being cursed (in fact there was laughter about it), AND the judge did NOT bring down his gavel immediately after this point in the proceedings.

Etc.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

Fascinating video, but (for me) not for the reasons one might have anticipated. Namely, Mr. Mather's recollections of the Scopes Trial, specifically of the confrontation between Darrow and Bryan, ARE SUBSTANTIALLY INACCURATE!! Even though Dr. Mather was there, the court transcripts show that his memory is very faulty on a number of points, and even includes material never even mentioned during the testimony. I found this rather shocking! I guess the mind adds its own myths to its memories.

[amberview30]

thanks for this video!