Dara O Briain on Creation and Evolution

Part of the stand-up Comedian's routine, including a humorous swipe at literal creation and three reasons to believe in evolution. Check out my site:
http://www.creation-vs-evolution.co.uk

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Creation
• and
• Evolution

[thomaseshuis]

"dogs produce dogs" Dogs are an example of evolution not a counter argument.

"Animals reproduce "according to their kinds"

'Kind' isn't a scientific term.

[Playumaya]

@chibinekogirl101 Because an animal which needed liquid iron in its lungs every few seconds wouldn't have lived long enough to invent religion.

[rickytinks]

@Tokeloshe123 "Umm, actually it is" isn't much of an argument. Interesting that you should mention the "Dunning Kruger effect". I've been asked to speak at an Energy Industry conference in Qatar and one of the topics I'm planning on covering is competence. I'll also be covering human error. Not sure what you mean by "what people what people" ...

[Tokeloshe123]

@rickytinks

Umm, actually it is. Maybe you should stop demonstrating the Dunning Kruger effect, and start reading what people what people who actually know what they are talking about have to say?

[piaybackjunkie17]

@rickytinks You're welcome, mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance too! :) Ignore all the people who don't agree with you, if you believe something is true then that's all that matters.x

[rickytinks]

@TheAtheologian You say the eye is "the most described evolutionary process". The retina at the back of the human eye is less than one square inch yet contains over 137,000,000 light sensitive cells all connected to your brain. "It would take 100 years of Cray [super computer] time to simulate what takes place in your eye many times every second" Reverse Engineering the Brain, 1985. The eyes of animals are so different (eg owls, octopuses, mammals, etc). This isn't explained by evolution ...

[rickytinks]

@TheAtheologian In terms of information, as I mentioned, have a look at the Biology and Genetics / Information pages of my site in the Consider the Evidence section.  This includes some random examples of loss of genetic information such as dog hair length and ear lobe type.

I'm aware of the evolutionary timeline, but don't think that this hypothesis has any credible supporting evidence - even in hundreds of millions of generations of fruit fly studies. I'll respond separately about the eye ...

[rickytinks]

@Carbonunit357 Continued from other comment: In this way there is a benefit as a result of adaptation to the environment, but it becomes too specific when compared to the "wild" bacteria. So, I think that my statement holds that there is nearly always a loess of information or function. Have a look at the paper "Beneficial Mutations in Bacteria" on the Answers in Genesis website for more detail.

[rickytinks]

@Carbonunit357 I'm aware of various papers by Lenski et al over the last 20 years, although I'm not sure what you are referring to specifically as "added genetic function". Lenski's experiments typically involve specific environmental conditions that make these mutations beneficial. However, the mutations frequently eliminate or reduce pre-existing functions. If the environmental conditions change, the mutation usually becomes less beneficial and even detrimental. Continued ...

[rickytinks]

@piaybackjunkie17 Thanks for your comments. I agree with you about evolution - it takes a lot of faith to believe in it ... Also agree with your comment about Jesus - that his wisdom is incomparable. "Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance." Jude 1:2

[Carbonunit357]

@rickytinks The claim that "Mutations nearly always lead to a loss of information or function" has already refuted. incidences of mutations that have added genetic information to a genome have been observed as early as 1991 (see lenski et al. 1991), and has continued to be observed in several more experiments. I can list them if you want me to, but chances are you'll just ignore them anyway and continue to support your refuted information.

[piaybackjunkie17]

well if their is a god, i highly doubt he has nothing to say about the evil going on in the world and evolution is not hundred percent proven, the theory of it is largely based on faith just as much as any religion. also, i've never heard any man speak with as much wisdom about life than jesus and the words he spoke are really needed in the world right now if you ask me and the bible is too wise and complex for someone uneducated to just make it up & this world might change but god never changes