For one thing... I think he's just rambling. This has nothing to do with evolution... Especially Treeman. I watched the medical documentary and they said his condition was actually herpes and his immune system just wasn't working, so the herpes went out of control. Or something like that.
Cat girl + poptart = nyan cat. Your argument is invalid.
I don't understand. Are they serious about those cases being attributed to evolution? The tree man for one is well...a tree...because of an infection.
the tree man was caused by a genetic mutation - his body has no defense to any of the HPV strains (there are 130+ of them). Cenk's explanation is off and goofy but not completely wrong - the human race evolved a defense to HPV tens of thousands of years ago - most strains of completely harmless to humans (the way feline AIDS is not harmless to lions in Africa - they evolved a defense to it). Only a few strains cause cancer and only in those people without all HPV defenses builtin.
Interesting premise Cenk. It does appear that some changes in evolution occured in jumps rather than slow, gradual changes. Oh, the wife dumped him over his condition; she is very cold about it.
The TREE MAN condition is NOT GENTIC, he got the desease from a virus, some kind of rare papiloma virus if i'm not mistaking, yeah it is true that mayby he is genetically weaker to this desease but in principle the desease was acquired and not from birth
dunno but i wonder... i mean its not thick human hair. its like fine soft hair(looks like it) plus i bet shes a petite female. i wonder... dam it makes me curious lol. hope shes pretty
mutation is random, but it is a completely different process than evolution...once a member of a species mutates, they have that trait. now in order for that trait to be kept, it must be benificial, otherwise it wont be passed on... for instance, the treeman cant get laid... this is simply becasue it is an undesirable trait, so its oviously not benificial
Evolution is a combination of random genetic mutations and (non-random) selection.
Having one non-ramdom component makes the whole process non-random. This is why most organisms seem so divinely suited to their environment (at a first glance).
Evolution is not quite the word that should used for this disease, instead it should be called heridatary passed onto a new gene pool within a new generation. Someone in her family must've had the mutuation, but since the chances of acquiring are 16 A C G T, it's not evolutionary, but heriditary.
Evolution is the traits that enhance better chances of survival for the most suitable beings.
ana is right, it must be benificial in some way to be evolution. we dont really gain anything with evolution, we maintain a benificial trait that we already have. for instance if a group of beetles has a white population with a small amount of dark beetles, and white beetles are getting eaten because they are easily seen, the beetle population will overtime become much darker. why? because the darker ones are the only ones surviving. this is evolution. not growing into a tree
maybe cat girl evolved with such fur to protect her offsprings from a nuclear winter whenever it comes :3 and all us normal people who have not evolved will die off and then cat people will rule the world.
lol... well i to would have to start off as a mutation, which is not evolution... its simply a mutation.. if the mutation becomes benificial in some way, and us regular humans die off, while the "cat" people live, that would be considered evolution... but the cat girl herself, is not an example of evolution
yes it has to be benificial... like i said, we don't GAIN with evolution.. we KEEP a benificial trait that we already have, while those who lack the trait, die... if the cat girl lives, while the rest of us die, it would be because she had a benificial trait... evolution is NOT a random process
karausu, can u explain to me why not then? i am interested and if i am wrong i would like to be corrected.. where is there an instance when evolution is not beneficial to what is evolving?
Someone please inform TYT that any old mutation is not evolution until the genes are passed down through enough generations and spread enough to effect whole populations.
you should have watched the documentary. I mean, even some good second hand reporting would tell you that tree man is actually a guy with a super active case of warts which just grow like crazy.
Change is by design and it is put into Vaccinations. Study Vaccinations and all the strange and deadly additives. We are all being used as lab animals. That is how the Elite see us all. Lab animals
You're not entirely wrong, and Cenk is being (admittedly) a little simplistic, not to mention somewhat insensitive. But his underlying premise, that drastic mutation can lead to evolution if it is not supressed, is fairly sound.
"His underlying premise that drastic mutation can lead to evolution if it is not suppressed,is sound."
Wow.
Far out,man.
I bet that sounded really impressive to you as you sat there with your pants pulled down around your ankles,holding all three inches of yourself while typing that one out.
I'd like to know how you were able to reach this definitive conclusion,Dr Dummler?
I mean,you just rattle it off as if it is undisputable,and that you are the expert.
What's with the hostility? I didn't think I was treating it as indisputable (hence why I said "fairly" sound), and I definitely never said I was any kind of expert. I'm just trying to participate in and expand the dialogue. I wasn't even stating that evolution, or Cenks' "theories" on the subject were indisputable. All I meant is that mutations are a large part of evolution, and that something like this "Catgirl" could be interpreted as a potential evolutionary step.
Haha well if it means anything to you, most people would have just become even more hostile and vulgar, instead of giving a civil response, like you. And I totally understand the desire to go out and fuck with somebody, so don't worry about it. Take care, man.
You really have to feel bad for treemen. First of all, people call them treemen. They're just immunocompromised people who got infected with HPV. The warts just grow so damn fast that there's no point of removing them, and it's super painful.
However, it sounds like catgirl just has an odd mutation.
Don't really understand what The Young Turks are all about, and I suddenly no longer care.
I would actually consider this an "atavism". Our ape ancestors had fur, but our evolution suppressed this trait. In fact, around 6 months after conception we develop downy coat of fur called a lanugo This case is a reawakening of a trait that existed in the past. It's certainly still evidence of evolution, but not the type of evidence Cenk is implying. If she were to reproduce the trait would more then likely be suppressed again in future generations.
it wouldn't be supressed unless it mutates again, which is unlikely. Evolution, however, says that the trait does not help her reproduce (its unattractive) so the trait will die with her.
However, one could argue that, because humans are so far removed from their "nature", and their perception of attraction is so skewed by an advanced society, that a beneficial mutation might still be supressed. In nature, attraction is usually based on the survival traits that a mate will pass on to its children, which goes beyond simply appearance; human attraction, on the other hand, doesn't exactly have the same priorities, generally speaking.
We are not far removed from our environment. We have created our environment. We are part of nature and our environment is as natural as the atmosphere we breathe, which was created by living things as well. Our minds is what sets us apart from other animals. attraction in nature is based on fermions, usually, and same goes with humans. societies also go through natural selection, mind you. If a society adopts un-beneficial ideals, those ideals will tear it down and inhibit its rise.
Jawsus, Im just a construction worker, but I trust my swedish education and claim that we probably all carry this gene. Its dormant and shouldnt be activated but it is, sometimes.
She's not the first to get furry parts of her body. She wont be the last.
We carry many genes from prior states of evolution, that are simply turned off.
So does other animals, which genetics experiment with by turning them on.
lol, treeman cut himself on a tree...people are funny.
Well, I mean, there's a whole family (I don't know if they're alive still) that are all completely covered with hair. It's not evolution, it's just a genetic mutation in the X chromosome. I mean, if being hairy conferred a huge survival advantage (maybe world getting colder), then perhaps speciation could happen.
You can't really call this evolution, but keep in mind that there's two models, either change occurs in drastic bursts at a time, or it's a continuing buildup of tiny changes.
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i can assure you that neither side on any end of any belief system really wants to be at each other's throats all the time. with these kinds of things, delays are not denials- patience, that's all.
Um, no. He has HPV, which is an STD.. he would miss definitely pass the infection on to anyone he had sex with, but the results wouldnt be what he has. His form of the disease is the rarest case ever seen. It's estimated that 50% of the population at any given time has or has had HPV, but your body fights the infection off so quickly, and with little or no side effects in most people, you wouldnt even know you had it.
cat girl will have boys ling up [more guys than gals in china now]. tree man may be able to save for a hooker, but.... ladies have higher standards than men. it takes less liquor to get a guy to take an ugly woman than to convince a hot babe to hook up with mr repulsion. evolution ain't fair. if it occurs in a female first, better chance of continuing.
Ana most mutations are detrimental. But every once in a while there's one that gives an advantage. He likes sudoku? Better not tell George Lopez, he'll make fun of him for no reason.
Thats not how evolution works! Lol. But he's partially right, In non-socialized groups, If a mutation like that happened it could potentialy be beneficial and spread to the rest of the population. Like if it was some other animal living in a colder climate.
just because it's a mutation doesn't mean it's evolution, even if you believe the theory about punctuated equilibrium.. evolution specifically refers to mutations that thrive.. and i know you explained all of this, but that apparently didn't stop you from invoking evolution despite its very dubious relationship to these cases. don't be an evangelical please.
and ive got this furry patch on my arm, but i was hoping it would give me psychic powers one day, not cat fur (..or a tumor).
Cenk, this is not an ordinary example of how drastic changes are produced through evolution. drastic changes arise slowly over time through millions of micro-changes.
In this vid, Cenk is right about evolution. The point is that mutations happen all the time, but only the successful ones survive. But that doesnt mean, that the unsuccessful ones are not part of evolution - of course they are.
Some mutations that happen are called diseases by us, but thats just a name that we give to them.
This guy has limited knowledge on evolution, but nice try.
It's more likely that a dormant gene was turned on for the hair girl. Just like you can have humans with tails, extra nipples, etc. Our DNA still holds many genes from the species we evolved from.
yeah, and if those genes get turned on (as well as be able to be carried on as turned-on for offspring) and in some fashion prove to be beneficial, then it will become dominant. the real abstract/random factor of it is the presence of culture that serves as manipulating and impeding to biological evolution, for who knows where it would go. but minus the cultural aspect, it's much more simple if considering it's benefits in a certain area with certain other animals, etc.
here's an obvious flaw to this might is right genetic disposition based evolutionary success stuff:
if someone has the genetic affinity to realize that the world's overpopulation tremendously impedes its chances to eliminate poverty and to maintain self-sufficient communities and to buffer the potential for consumerism based economic collapse, supposing someone is smart enough to realize this, they'd deliberately not have kids as a sacrifice to the greater good, and still idiots want more kids.
yeah, like an idiocracy. and if they kill themselves off, then you're beginning to get a sense of how lucky we are to be humans at all, but might see further down the line that we're not necessarily going to succeed because we are surviving now. the might is right insofar as what allows genetic mutations to make differing species have their ability to pass on and survive. we have come to a point where biological evolution isn't so simple and deliberate anymore, at least with humans. it changes
and what a coincidence that the people in america considered to have the best character, social interactions, and intellect are all saying that we need a military and that we need to invade iraq and disarm afghanistan or iran bla bla bla.
survival of the fittest has turned our planet into a hive of bees living like drones off consumerism and total dependence on the economy. self sufficiency and strategical elimination of poverty through a reduction of military get pushed aside as primitive.
wow you're so eager to put words in my mouth- what a pompous douchebag.
i didn't say shit about natural selection other than it isn't the fuckin meaning of life and the purpose of existence to conquer the threat of being eliminated.
i took ap bio in high school, did none of the boring ass homework, barely EVER studied, was kicked out of the class half 3/5 of the way into it, and STILL GOT A 5.0 on the final w/ only studying for like 1 hour, so don't tell me i'm slow and ignorant of the facts.
ignorance is averted by never relating one context to another??? get a dictionary you idiot.
EVERY science is a philosophy. EVERY science is linked to the truth behind the meaning of life.
for your information, many crazy new age books blab on and on and on about how the meaning of life is to evolve. many evolutionists actually worship the thought of evolving as if it is the meaning of life and they will back up that assertion frequently.
someone who can't mix ideas is ignorant and unknowing.
"just accept that" (idea a) "has nothing to do with" (idea b)...
political theory and evolutionary theory are both theories so i will mix parts of those ideas and i will relate those parts. you need to seriously research the philosophies of this planet before you just accuse me of pulling shit outa my ass and throwing it at you. i'm citing parts of ideas that have been long rooted in the minds of many philosophers of many different aspects of this political and scientific/religious issue.
just the other day i was watching an obama speech where he's like, "we're gonna make tremendous discoveries of medical advancements.. yada yada"..
he's talking about genetic advancements as well as new medicines. humans have actually cloned humans before. look up "real" and you will see EXACTLY how easy it is to find people who are ready to mix religion, philosophy, evolution all into political ideals.
when cloning offers a chance to create super intelligent offspring- it all comes together.
when people get insulted as being a disease, that's the foundation for the prejudice needed to justify genocide.
ideas can easily lead to each other and interconnect when you examine and actually put the time into researching and investigating their origins, their directions, and the kinds of societies that result when different aspects and assumptions generated from it are taken seriously or with humility.
the "raelians" on that mad site call ppl like u a disease too. ww3-like
oh yeah!!! WELL the BIBLE SAYS blah blah blah blah blah blah wrath of god jesus jesus jesus and moses the the angels then when the devil said bl;ah blah blah but then the pig went into the water and the eagles went into jesus and he fought in the air with judas-jewish version and the tax man climbed a tree sodom was destroyed but then lot fucked all three of his daughters after getting drunk in a cave. brother can you spare a dime darwin science whats that????????
Ana is correct at 01:50 - this has nothing to do with evolution. Cenk is a helluva smart political cookie, and I realize he accepts the theory of evolution because it's scientifically proven, but here he falls hard for a common misunderstanding of the evolutionary process.
i agree, there's instincts behind the character of a genetic trait that correspond to its development consistent w/ it's completion of the spectrum behind the meaning of its origin in the entire ladder rather than any one tactical advantage from any single point in the ladder.
the obvious flaw to this system is what if someone has the freak trait of hypnotizing other people into having tons of kids w/ them? if this evolved before anyone could defend against it the entire system would fail.
trait of hypnotizing ability isn't so much a trait as it is a predisposition to be good at it on a host of other traits in the mind, which can vary quite a bit as well as the fact hypnotism is a learned process, and the ability of people to be hypnotized is also a combination of their traits and the environment they know. in other words, people are smart in various ways, learn or not learn how to use their smarts, and vice versa. even if it did make the system fail, the system just fails.
take for instance the greys, which are a fictitious (may very well be real but i say fictitious b/c it's not up for discussion the legitimacy of their actual existence..) group of aliens that have the ability to psychologically work on any living thing as a result of genetic engineering and cloning technology designed specifically to enhance that capacity--
now while you think that they're "evolved" and advanced and etc., they actually have no ethics at all and live to enslave others for fun.
well that would suck wouldn't it. it wouldn't make much sense to have an evolved species have telepathy to enslave others for some deep desire. therefore it shouldn't exactly be believed to be true if someone claims it. however, that doesn't mean it can't exist, through some strange combination of traits that allows them to continue, be advanced, etc and still be destructive and hateful. those 2 last words are what we perceive, and hard to perceive as anything else given what it serves us.
it isn't that far fetched or nonsensical if you look at the way our planet is going w/ its obsession w/ genetic and medical advancements. people are talking about how evolution only serves to make the strong survive, and this is obviously the strongest setup: to have cheap bastards that just snipe your instincts from you before you have a chance to stray from their domination.
from a war perspective, genetic engineering is perfect. look up "rael" on google and tell me if u still doubt me.
and when i say the system just fails. the system fails in a fashion that it doesn't necessarily seek to win. there's no driving mentality of the overall system that seeks to continue, it's the individuals of that system. if there were such a trait to nullify that will to continue, and it becomes dominant in some weird fashion, then that's that. it comes to a halt for that species, end of story. it's cold but the planet itself doesn't care if we are here or not.
She's the envy of furries.
BannedUfos 3 days ago
For one thing... I think he's just rambling. This has nothing to do with evolution... Especially Treeman. I watched the medical documentary and they said his condition was actually herpes and his immune system just wasn't working, so the herpes went out of control. Or something like that.
Cat girl + poptart = nyan cat. Your argument is invalid.
animemusicgal23 4 months ago
Surly treeman would have a bush:)lolol
bioniclefan998 5 months ago
I sincerely would not mind being that girl.
Move over, Hugh Jackman.
HolaSoyMilk 6 months ago
Cat Girl should apply for admission to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
wilsomi4 7 months ago 6
Nightcrawler
bbphnix 7 months ago
Three inches in three minutes reaction ftw!
jadlerhalofan 10 months ago
2:22 "It is comically simplistic what I am telling you."
Truer words were never spoken.
Vakshasa 11 months ago
#It's In The Water, That's Where You Came From# lol, chinese water ref. btw
cwongchung 11 months ago
Woo Hoo furry's are real
learsterling 1 year ago
OH! So that's where trees came from!
killerboyfoolz 1 year ago
first fur and later cat ears and cat tail, by god i would so alter my genes just to have cat ears and tail
NOVAGIRL666 1 year ago
LMFAO! "Does he have tree...."
thegr8pulido 1 year ago
I realy, realy, realy hope that that gene isn't recessive, or at the very least, is a gene, and not just, a birth mark that won't get passed down.
pichux4 1 year ago
cat girl = fur = save on heating bill!
POKEMASTERDAI 1 year ago 6
I don't understand. Are they serious about those cases being attributed to evolution? The tree man for one is well...a tree...because of an infection.
foxx312 1 year ago
Im a little annoyed that he thinks random very rare mutations equal evolution..
JohanAtheist 1 year ago
@JohanAtheist xD Not until her children get it.
restlesspride666 1 year ago
Lol!
No seriously, I do.
VlGGY 1 year ago
haah anna looks like she's gonna puke at 3:15 when cenk as usual says something weird
thetrueturnip 1 year ago
Anyone else think catgirl is hott?
mastersquirrel3 1 year ago 4
@mastersquirrel3 She had a nice lower back. Nothing a razor or Nair can't fix.
restlesspride666 1 year ago
the tree man was caused by a genetic mutation - his body has no defense to any of the HPV strains (there are 130+ of them). Cenk's explanation is off and goofy but not completely wrong - the human race evolved a defense to HPV tens of thousands of years ago - most strains of completely harmless to humans (the way feline AIDS is not harmless to lions in Africa - they evolved a defense to it). Only a few strains cause cancer and only in those people without all HPV defenses builtin.
NutBallCop 1 year ago
@NutBallCop Hpv...?
restlesspride666 1 year ago
Cenk isn't not entirely wrong abou evolution...but...he's off on the evolution here...
Jarethenator 1 year ago
Cenk! for fuck sake read up on evolution!
It's not a genetic mutation on the tree guy, its a disease. And the girl's condition is analogous, if not actually, cancer.
TheGodlessGuitarist 1 year ago
Cenk needs to learn how the theory of evolution works.
gir908922 1 year ago
Haha no, this is not evolution. Cenk, you know nothing about science.
kittysaurusRAWR 1 year ago
Interesting premise Cenk. It does appear that some changes in evolution occured in jumps rather than slow, gradual changes. Oh, the wife dumped him over his condition; she is very cold about it.
matthewtaylorbrown 1 year ago 2
The girl on the right is hot
MsTommyknocker 1 year ago
silly people..not knowing what evolution is
geganobo 1 year ago
lmao Cenk you know nothing about evolution..
scorpionkings 1 year ago 5
Cenk, that guy doesn't have a genetic mutation he has a virus. google it.
manowar590 1 year ago
Human beings are going to stop evolving cause we're gonna "cure" anyone who shows any trait not usually associated with humans.
Wolfman7870 1 year ago
tree man had a vitamin deficiency
styxman09 1 year ago 2
lol "now we got tree man and catgirl"
thegame0484 1 year ago
this is a disease - not evolution
- how stupid it is to compare that to cats
matmohair1 1 year ago
The TREE MAN condition is NOT GENTIC, he got the desease from a virus, some kind of rare papiloma virus if i'm not mistaking, yeah it is true that mayby he is genetically weaker to this desease but in principle the desease was acquired and not from birth
donnomar 1 year ago 3
dunno but i wonder... i mean its not thick human hair. its like fine soft hair(looks like it) plus i bet shes a petite female. i wonder... dam it makes me curious lol. hope shes pretty
elsureste214 1 year ago
fuck me this guys been reding to many xmen comics..............
i cant believe these dopey cunts have fans
please ppl turn your backs to bullshit ffs
wadey351 2 years ago
A treenis. o.O
ColossalM 2 years ago 3
Is no one gonna mention how Cenk's right jacket sleeve is half a foot too short
snewkirk80 2 years ago
haha yea almost on each episode its short fukin dorky nd lame haha
elsureste214 1 year ago
DAMN! he has trunk in his junk!
dukenthaylor 2 years ago
haha
elsureste214 1 year ago
wow u know i almost fell asleep reading a lot of these comments, wish i was a damn cat girl -_-
MakeupKitty13 2 years ago
evolution my ass
a23b23 2 years ago
wait......if you had sex with her is that beastiality?? =p
niczzcin 2 years ago 4
mutation is random, but it is a completely different process than evolution...once a member of a species mutates, they have that trait. now in order for that trait to be kept, it must be benificial, otherwise it wont be passed on... for instance, the treeman cant get laid... this is simply becasue it is an undesirable trait, so its oviously not benificial
Adrenaline969 2 years ago
Qoute of the day became qoute of the week for me "Three inches in three minutes" Thats great
d5gdf56gdfg 2 years ago
this girl MUUUUSSSSSSTTTTT reproduce!!
KoutetsuTenshin 2 years ago
Evolution is a combination of random genetic mutations and (non-random) selection.
Having one non-ramdom component makes the whole process non-random. This is why most organisms seem so divinely suited to their environment (at a first glance).
This is indeed a good example of evolution.
Flare400 2 years ago
which was already stated in the video... i dont kno why i repeated it..im retarded
Adrenaline969 2 years ago 2
Evolution is not quite the word that should used for this disease, instead it should be called heridatary passed onto a new gene pool within a new generation. Someone in her family must've had the mutuation, but since the chances of acquiring are 16 A C G T, it's not evolutionary, but heriditary.
Evolution is the traits that enhance better chances of survival for the most suitable beings.
gr4nd7h3f731373 2 years ago
treeman is an illness...a gross one :(
Pull0utBoy 2 years ago
ROFL... can i be a terrible person for a minute?
I think the fur looks kinda cute.
mbe if you let that go a few generations, you'd have a full coat O.o
Drey4ltur 2 years ago
ana is right, it must be benificial in some way to be evolution. we dont really gain anything with evolution, we maintain a benificial trait that we already have. for instance if a group of beetles has a white population with a small amount of dark beetles, and white beetles are getting eaten because they are easily seen, the beetle population will overtime become much darker. why? because the darker ones are the only ones surviving. this is evolution. not growing into a tree
Adrenaline969 2 years ago
maybe cat girl evolved with such fur to protect her offsprings from a nuclear winter whenever it comes :3 and all us normal people who have not evolved will die off and then cat people will rule the world.
Pull0utBoy 2 years ago
lol... well i to would have to start off as a mutation, which is not evolution... its simply a mutation.. if the mutation becomes benificial in some way, and us regular humans die off, while the "cat" people live, that would be considered evolution... but the cat girl herself, is not an example of evolution
Adrenaline969 2 years ago
not everything beneficial.
karausu 2 years ago
yes it has to be benificial... like i said, we don't GAIN with evolution.. we KEEP a benificial trait that we already have, while those who lack the trait, die... if the cat girl lives, while the rest of us die, it would be because she had a benificial trait... evolution is NOT a random process
Adrenaline969 2 years ago 3
@Adrenaline969, no it does not have to be beneficial. And I'm not saying that evolution is random.
karausu 2 years ago
karausu, can u explain to me why not then? i am interested and if i am wrong i would like to be corrected.. where is there an instance when evolution is not beneficial to what is evolving?
Adrenaline969 2 years ago
tree man / woody, sewing his seed. blatant puns sorely missed.
gratex 2 years ago
Lol @ tree man producing some sort of offspring with car girl.
DrQuijano 2 years ago
Well tree man has a fungus infection so the wood-like mass is the fungus, it's not in his genes.
Smorfty 2 years ago
Someone please inform TYT that any old mutation is not evolution until the genes are passed down through enough generations and spread enough to effect whole populations.
AronRa 2 years ago 58
That's exactly what Cenk said.
DrQuijano 2 years ago
i believe cenk stated exactly that, if i'm not mistaken...
he's wrong on tree man, though. that's an infection and not genetic.
plokowitsch 2 years ago
@AronRa idiot. hes just proving the point that big mutations can happen suddenly.
starcraftiskool 1 year ago
@AronRa i think that is what cenk said.
FlyinSpaghettiMnstr7 1 year ago 11
@AronRa they understand that, he wasnt neccesarily speaking of cat girl when he said that
brainiac554 1 year ago
@AronRa uhhh isnt that exactly what cenk just said starting at :55
Treadsoftly14 1 year ago
The Tree Man, by the way, is not an evolution or a mutation, it's a virus infection plus a compromised immune system.
paulkienitz 2 years ago
wouldn't he have a woody?
opening4katie 2 years ago
Just search for 'evolution made easy' on YouTube. The ' ... made easy' is a great series going all the way back to the Big Bang.
wimscheers 2 years ago
I shall marry Cat Girl and we will have a litter of kittens. I will raise the kittens to fight evil and we will bring about world peace.
jessie74 2 years ago 79
Your own army of Laser Cats?
grlblu73 2 years ago
I'd have to disagree with Cenk on this one. It's not evolution. If anything, it's a very extreme genetic mutation.
shocellist 2 years ago
Cenk is killing me on his analysis.
yuukisama2001 2 years ago
I know, how can a smart guy be so dumb. -_-
EndlessPalm 2 years ago
cat girls is freekin sweet. i wonder if she has any mutant powers
chunkme1979 2 years ago
you should have watched the documentary. I mean, even some good second hand reporting would tell you that tree man is actually a guy with a super active case of warts which just grow like crazy.
ChristofTheDestroyer 2 years ago
Evolution doesn't work that way.....
scr4pp7 2 years ago
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wowamonn 2 years ago
Mutants FTW!
wowamonn 2 years ago
Nonononono!!
Not evolution... but mutants! Like the X-man, or it's a science experiment! :O
daddyleon 2 years ago
no anna cenk's right, it's totally... EVOLUUUUTION!!!!!
ogicu8abruok0 2 years ago 2
lol his descriptions arent completely accurate but for the purpose of the argument it is justified
jandaman123 2 years ago
treeman.... NO!!!! am i the only one who feels sick looking at him. i have to look away. so gross.
Lemonhead86 2 years ago
Seriously. I was sick for 2 days after looking at tree man.
myha16 2 years ago
ya anna ur stupid
hossboss96 2 years ago
Change is by design and it is put into Vaccinations. Study Vaccinations and all the strange and deadly additives. We are all being used as lab animals. That is how the Elite see us all. Lab animals
clarisd 2 years ago
Where'd they get this story? That photo looks fake. This guy's jerk. My shoe's untied. I'm hungry.
HClagwell 2 years ago
I thought it was in Indonesia (the treeman)...
But I got another update it's growing back.
('Bout the cat girl... idk,)
daddyleon 2 years ago
I hate it when Cenk advocates evolution.
I mean, I wouldn't have him be a creationist, but he just doesn't seem to have a firm understanding of it except that it's correct.
If it were any other subject I wouldn't care, it's just that evolution has unfortunately become a political topic.
WeedGreenPowerRanger 2 years ago
He hates religion, its the opium of commercialism and hatred for atheist Zionism, his true religion.
abdighazi 2 years ago
It depends. Which one of you is naked?
HClagwell 2 years ago
@HClagwell:
Seeing as it's probably a dude's account anyways, it'd be kind of weird either way.
vaderwalks 2 years ago
X-MEN!!!!
moebigsley1976 2 years ago
Look what god does to commies.
xxxRightThePowerxxx 2 years ago
These poor souls are suffering from a terrible ailment, known to science for years. THIS IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE.
melshorse 2 years ago
@melshorse:
You're not entirely wrong, and Cenk is being (admittedly) a little simplistic, not to mention somewhat insensitive. But his underlying premise, that drastic mutation can lead to evolution if it is not supressed, is fairly sound.
vaderwalks 2 years ago
"His underlying premise that drastic mutation can lead to evolution if it is not suppressed,is sound."
Wow.
Far out,man.
I bet that sounded really impressive to you as you sat there with your pants pulled down around your ankles,holding all three inches of yourself while typing that one out.
I'd like to know how you were able to reach this definitive conclusion,Dr Dummler?
I mean,you just rattle it off as if it is undisputable,and that you are the expert.
Geez...
Enjoy Pepsi,Dickhead.
ChainedInFilth 2 years ago
@ChainedInFilth
What's with the hostility? I didn't think I was treating it as indisputable (hence why I said "fairly" sound), and I definitely never said I was any kind of expert. I'm just trying to participate in and expand the dialogue. I wasn't even stating that evolution, or Cenks' "theories" on the subject were indisputable. All I meant is that mutations are a large part of evolution, and that something like this "Catgirl" could be interpreted as a potential evolutionary step.
Relax.
vaderwalks 2 years ago
Wow.
You're a good sport.
If someone wrote to me like that,I'd wanna tear somebody's face off.
You're right.
I didn't have to be so hostile.
You may be perfectly right.
I was just looking to reach out and annoy someone.
All the best.
ChainedInFilth 2 years ago
@ChainedInFilth
Haha well if it means anything to you, most people would have just become even more hostile and vulgar, instead of giving a civil response, like you. And I totally understand the desire to go out and fuck with somebody, so don't worry about it. Take care, man.
vaderwalks 2 years ago
I wish i could give you my 8 inches for 8 hours!!
topdog53k 2 years ago
These are demonic manifestations.
zionfire2 2 years ago
Demons?! Well jebus boy, let's break out the magic water and banjos and beat the evil girl with a bible till god loves her again!
JonasC22 2 years ago
You really have to feel bad for treemen. First of all, people call them treemen. They're just immunocompromised people who got infected with HPV. The warts just grow so damn fast that there's no point of removing them, and it's super painful.
However, it sounds like catgirl just has an odd mutation.
Don't really understand what The Young Turks are all about, and I suddenly no longer care.
Wong89138 2 years ago
I would actually consider this an "atavism". Our ape ancestors had fur, but our evolution suppressed this trait. In fact, around 6 months after conception we develop downy coat of fur called a lanugo This case is a reawakening of a trait that existed in the past. It's certainly still evidence of evolution, but not the type of evidence Cenk is implying. If she were to reproduce the trait would more then likely be suppressed again in future generations.
Cadiohi 2 years ago
it wouldn't be supressed unless it mutates again, which is unlikely. Evolution, however, says that the trait does not help her reproduce (its unattractive) so the trait will die with her.
TheJawsusNSexmanShow 2 years ago
@TheJawsusNSexmanShow
You gotta remember bout the furrys, lol
YouSuckAtComputers 2 years ago
@The JawsusNSexmanShow:
However, one could argue that, because humans are so far removed from their "nature", and their perception of attraction is so skewed by an advanced society, that a beneficial mutation might still be supressed. In nature, attraction is usually based on the survival traits that a mate will pass on to its children, which goes beyond simply appearance; human attraction, on the other hand, doesn't exactly have the same priorities, generally speaking.
vaderwalks 2 years ago
We are not far removed from our environment. We have created our environment. We are part of nature and our environment is as natural as the atmosphere we breathe, which was created by living things as well. Our minds is what sets us apart from other animals. attraction in nature is based on fermions, usually, and same goes with humans. societies also go through natural selection, mind you. If a society adopts un-beneficial ideals, those ideals will tear it down and inhibit its rise.
TheJawsusNSexmanShow 2 years ago
Jawsus, Im just a construction worker, but I trust my swedish education and claim that we probably all carry this gene. Its dormant and shouldnt be activated but it is, sometimes.
She's not the first to get furry parts of her body. She wont be the last.
We carry many genes from prior states of evolution, that are simply turned off.
So does other animals, which genetics experiment with by turning them on.
820423 2 years ago
lol, treeman cut himself on a tree...people are funny.
Well, I mean, there's a whole family (I don't know if they're alive still) that are all completely covered with hair. It's not evolution, it's just a genetic mutation in the X chromosome. I mean, if being hairy conferred a huge survival advantage (maybe world getting colder), then perhaps speciation could happen.
Wong89138 2 years ago
You can't really call this evolution, but keep in mind that there's two models, either change occurs in drastic bursts at a time, or it's a continuing buildup of tiny changes.
Wong89138 2 years ago
The simplistic explanations, when translated, aren't too off.
Although, this cat thing sounds more like a disease to me. Seriously, it grows?
MetalMasquerade 2 years ago
ya so in 10 billion years humans will be cats ok buddy
NWOfighters 2 years ago
tree man has HPV , nothing to do with mutation
Xxmalice667 2 years ago
Religion is false, it has been proven. God is not needed for the universe to operate, it has been proven. If you deny that then you are fucken retarded. FUCK GOD< FUCK JESUS< FUCK RELIGION< AND FUCK THE BIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RELIGION IS SLOWLY DYING BECAUSE ITS NOT BENEFICIAL!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
CropDuster33 2 years ago
@cropduster
i can assure you that neither side on any end of any belief system really wants to be at each other's throats all the time. with these kinds of things, delays are not denials- patience, that's all.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
@CropDuster33:
Holy shit, dude. I'm not saying you're wrong but...relax.
vaderwalks 2 years ago
Treeman wasnt born like that... he cut himself on a tree and some spores got into the cut and they grew.
CropDuster33 2 years ago
Um, no. He has HPV, which is an STD.. he would miss definitely pass the infection on to anyone he had sex with, but the results wouldnt be what he has. His form of the disease is the rarest case ever seen. It's estimated that 50% of the population at any given time has or has had HPV, but your body fights the infection off so quickly, and with little or no side effects in most people, you wouldnt even know you had it.
mandeewh0re 2 years ago
cat girl will have boys ling up [more guys than gals in china now]. tree man may be able to save for a hooker, but.... ladies have higher standards than men. it takes less liquor to get a guy to take an ugly woman than to convince a hot babe to hook up with mr repulsion. evolution ain't fair. if it occurs in a female first, better chance of continuing.
hahntsak 2 years ago
shes chinese /asain? well, if they didnt always eat ...cat's or dogs then no wonder this evolved.
Booliocious 2 years ago
so if people eat a lot of beef, they turn into cows? If people eat a lot of lettuce they will turn into a lettuce? Yeah, good theory my man.
TheBigOnesNeedLuvn2 2 years ago 3
ignorant
ViolinSoccerRun 2 years ago
Man I feel so sorry for these people.
Evanangelion 2 years ago
Ana most mutations are detrimental. But every once in a while there's one that gives an advantage. He likes sudoku? Better not tell George Lopez, he'll make fun of him for no reason.
jotunobsidianeyes 2 years ago
Thats not how evolution works! Lol. But he's partially right, In non-socialized groups, If a mutation like that happened it could potentialy be beneficial and spread to the rest of the population. Like if it was some other animal living in a colder climate.
SucculentJuniper 2 years ago
little trunk in the bottom bunk
FlamingHomelessDude 2 years ago
thats true
without mutation, no evolution is possible..
think of the three types of reproducing
sexual
unisexual
asexual
do u guys think that alterations come from nowhere?
Serpico261 2 years ago
Tree man has a wife tho.
TwinShogun 2 years ago
Cenk is so wrong its funny, but whatever.
audiohi 2 years ago
this guy sucks and whats up with his headphones
chris57805 2 years ago
just because it's a mutation doesn't mean it's evolution, even if you believe the theory about punctuated equilibrium.. evolution specifically refers to mutations that thrive.. and i know you explained all of this, but that apparently didn't stop you from invoking evolution despite its very dubious relationship to these cases. don't be an evangelical please.
and ive got this furry patch on my arm, but i was hoping it would give me psychic powers one day, not cat fur (..or a tumor).
wongdor 2 years ago
Cenk, this is not an ordinary example of how drastic changes are produced through evolution. drastic changes arise slowly over time through millions of micro-changes.
wasserbrunner 2 years ago
fuck progressive
ghostfacekilla3 2 years ago
It's not evolution hommies, it's just a garden variety mutation.
gonyea12 2 years ago
Evolution is a type of mutation
abcd1to 2 years ago
In this vid, Cenk is right about evolution. The point is that mutations happen all the time, but only the successful ones survive. But that doesnt mean, that the unsuccessful ones are not part of evolution - of course they are.
Some mutations that happen are called diseases by us, but thats just a name that we give to them.
Laluilos 2 years ago
I would bang an cat girl. As long as she don't cough up hairballs on my sheets.
kjaoend 2 years ago
lol...eww
Magdra 2 years ago
Get tree man laid!
Superhumanattack 2 years ago
Usually successful mutations are a little more subtle than this stuff.
GhostyFilms 2 years ago
Uh don't they know tree man actually have like 3 kids?
reeceodaking 2 years ago
the mutation probably won't be beneficial nowadays. It may have been beneficial during the ice ages
Flamboyant8 2 years ago
This guy has limited knowledge on evolution, but nice try.
It's more likely that a dormant gene was turned on for the hair girl. Just like you can have humans with tails, extra nipples, etc. Our DNA still holds many genes from the species we evolved from.
covega79 2 years ago
yeah, and if those genes get turned on (as well as be able to be carried on as turned-on for offspring) and in some fashion prove to be beneficial, then it will become dominant. the real abstract/random factor of it is the presence of culture that serves as manipulating and impeding to biological evolution, for who knows where it would go. but minus the cultural aspect, it's much more simple if considering it's benefits in a certain area with certain other animals, etc.
Thrashaero 2 years ago
here's an obvious flaw to this might is right genetic disposition based evolutionary success stuff:
if someone has the genetic affinity to realize that the world's overpopulation tremendously impedes its chances to eliminate poverty and to maintain self-sufficient communities and to buffer the potential for consumerism based economic collapse, supposing someone is smart enough to realize this, they'd deliberately not have kids as a sacrifice to the greater good, and still idiots want more kids.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
yeah, like an idiocracy. and if they kill themselves off, then you're beginning to get a sense of how lucky we are to be humans at all, but might see further down the line that we're not necessarily going to succeed because we are surviving now. the might is right insofar as what allows genetic mutations to make differing species have their ability to pass on and survive. we have come to a point where biological evolution isn't so simple and deliberate anymore, at least with humans. it changes
Thrashaero 2 years ago
"Survival of the fittest" is not a "might is right" disposition.
Being more fit in our own species has very little to do with your physical might, but more on your character, social interactions, and intellect.
But you are right about one thing, in order to spread your genes, you DO have to mate and have offspring. That's how life works.
UltraSWG 2 years ago
and what a coincidence that the people in america considered to have the best character, social interactions, and intellect are all saying that we need a military and that we need to invade iraq and disarm afghanistan or iran bla bla bla.
survival of the fittest has turned our planet into a hive of bees living like drones off consumerism and total dependence on the economy. self sufficiency and strategical elimination of poverty through a reduction of military get pushed aside as primitive.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
What the hell do your political views have to do with the BIOLOGICAL FACT of natural selection?
Please do not get biology mixed in with your politics.
UltraSWG 2 years ago
wow you're so eager to put words in my mouth- what a pompous douchebag.
i didn't say shit about natural selection other than it isn't the fuckin meaning of life and the purpose of existence to conquer the threat of being eliminated.
i took ap bio in high school, did none of the boring ass homework, barely EVER studied, was kicked out of the class half 3/5 of the way into it, and STILL GOT A 5.0 on the final w/ only studying for like 1 hour, so don't tell me i'm slow and ignorant of the facts.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
Uhm, why are you talking about the meaning of life and the purpose of existence in a discussion about evolution?
Biology is not philosophy.
By mixing the two, you make yourself look extremely slow and ignorant.
UltraSWG 2 years ago
ignorance is averted by never relating one context to another??? get a dictionary you idiot.
EVERY science is a philosophy. EVERY science is linked to the truth behind the meaning of life.
for your information, many crazy new age books blab on and on and on about how the meaning of life is to evolve. many evolutionists actually worship the thought of evolving as if it is the meaning of life and they will back up that assertion frequently.
someone who can't mix ideas is ignorant and unknowing.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
Stop being a stupid kid..
The Theory of Evolution has absolutely nothing to do with the meaning of life.
Now stop obfuscating and just accept that evolutionary theory has nothing to do with your political views.
UltraSWG 2 years ago
"just accept that" (idea a) "has nothing to do with" (idea b)...
political theory and evolutionary theory are both theories so i will mix parts of those ideas and i will relate those parts. you need to seriously research the philosophies of this planet before you just accuse me of pulling shit outa my ass and throwing it at you. i'm citing parts of ideas that have been long rooted in the minds of many philosophers of many different aspects of this political and scientific/religious issue.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
just the other day i was watching an obama speech where he's like, "we're gonna make tremendous discoveries of medical advancements.. yada yada"..
he's talking about genetic advancements as well as new medicines. humans have actually cloned humans before. look up "real" and you will see EXACTLY how easy it is to find people who are ready to mix religion, philosophy, evolution all into political ideals.
when cloning offers a chance to create super intelligent offspring- it all comes together.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
Evolution is not a religious issue nor a political one. Jackasses like you just try to make it one.
People like you who mix parts of science with parts of religion and parts of philosophy are the greatest disease mankind has to face.
The scientific fact of descent with modification has absolutely zero to do with whether there's a god or whether we should wage wars.
Piss in the fountain of knowledge all you want, but don't expect anyone to take your ass seriously. We just laugh at you.
UltraSWG 2 years ago 3
dear ultraswg,
when people get insulted as being a disease, that's the foundation for the prejudice needed to justify genocide.
ideas can easily lead to each other and interconnect when you examine and actually put the time into researching and investigating their origins, their directions, and the kinds of societies that result when different aspects and assumptions generated from it are taken seriously or with humility.
the "raelians" on that mad site call ppl like u a disease too. ww3-like
seeaeytch 2 years ago
why can't bible thumpers wrap their head around the notion that God created evolution...hello??
kimsjellys 2 years ago
Doesn't tree man have some kind of viral/bacterial infection that his body cannot cope with?
mrpoplock8 2 years ago
oh yeah!!! WELL the BIBLE SAYS blah blah blah blah blah blah wrath of god jesus jesus jesus and moses the the angels then when the devil said bl;ah blah blah but then the pig went into the water and the eagles went into jesus and he fought in the air with judas-jewish version and the tax man climbed a tree sodom was destroyed but then lot fucked all three of his daughters after getting drunk in a cave. brother can you spare a dime darwin science whats that????????
the BIBLE SAYS ..
nukarr 2 years ago 2
hehehe, oh boy thats a hell funny comment
Serpico261 2 years ago
Ana is correct at 01:50 - this has nothing to do with evolution. Cenk is a helluva smart political cookie, and I realize he accepts the theory of evolution because it's scientifically proven, but here he falls hard for a common misunderstanding of the evolutionary process.
dubbleplusgood 2 years ago 2
i agree, there's instincts behind the character of a genetic trait that correspond to its development consistent w/ it's completion of the spectrum behind the meaning of its origin in the entire ladder rather than any one tactical advantage from any single point in the ladder.
the obvious flaw to this system is what if someone has the freak trait of hypnotizing other people into having tons of kids w/ them? if this evolved before anyone could defend against it the entire system would fail.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
trait of hypnotizing ability isn't so much a trait as it is a predisposition to be good at it on a host of other traits in the mind, which can vary quite a bit as well as the fact hypnotism is a learned process, and the ability of people to be hypnotized is also a combination of their traits and the environment they know. in other words, people are smart in various ways, learn or not learn how to use their smarts, and vice versa. even if it did make the system fail, the system just fails.
Thrashaero 2 years ago
take for instance the greys, which are a fictitious (may very well be real but i say fictitious b/c it's not up for discussion the legitimacy of their actual existence..) group of aliens that have the ability to psychologically work on any living thing as a result of genetic engineering and cloning technology designed specifically to enhance that capacity--
now while you think that they're "evolved" and advanced and etc., they actually have no ethics at all and live to enslave others for fun.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
well that would suck wouldn't it. it wouldn't make much sense to have an evolved species have telepathy to enslave others for some deep desire. therefore it shouldn't exactly be believed to be true if someone claims it. however, that doesn't mean it can't exist, through some strange combination of traits that allows them to continue, be advanced, etc and still be destructive and hateful. those 2 last words are what we perceive, and hard to perceive as anything else given what it serves us.
Thrashaero 2 years ago
it isn't that far fetched or nonsensical if you look at the way our planet is going w/ its obsession w/ genetic and medical advancements. people are talking about how evolution only serves to make the strong survive, and this is obviously the strongest setup: to have cheap bastards that just snipe your instincts from you before you have a chance to stray from their domination.
from a war perspective, genetic engineering is perfect. look up "rael" on google and tell me if u still doubt me.
seeaeytch 2 years ago
and when i say the system just fails. the system fails in a fashion that it doesn't necessarily seek to win. there's no driving mentality of the overall system that seeks to continue, it's the individuals of that system. if there were such a trait to nullify that will to continue, and it becomes dominant in some weird fashion, then that's that. it comes to a halt for that species, end of story. it's cold but the planet itself doesn't care if we are here or not.
Thrashaero 2 years ago
earth is an obvious exception to the "system may not be fair" and "planet doesn't care" mentality