Setting fire to creationist strawmen

This is the voting video that never was; a debunk of three creationists who were supposed to have been contenders for the 2011 coveted Golden Crocoduck. The award has been suspended this year. Clips used:

Perfacetus video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXQg4VfL-gU&list=PL4AA4EDBB8BC402BF&in...

TheAtheistAntidote video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clOMRxaVWTY&list=PL4AA4EDBB8BC402BF&in...

Mike Story video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3tpkEv_iXE&list=PL4AA4EDBB8BC402BF&in...

John Pendleton video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxMJIyWKKDA&list=PL4AA4EDBB8BC402BF&in...

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Golden
• Crocoduck
• 2011
• voting
• video

[splicedenergy]

Surely there are creationists in other countries. Why is it only American creationists put up youtube videos? It's really fucking embarrassing

[devdissent]

Man, you're awesome! And not in the American sense of the word where beer is also awesome

[TheOkami1113]

Being evolved is the most amazing, humbling, and inspiring idea. As of basic chemistry, atoms want to stabilize themselves so they have enough electrons. If you're reading this, you are a equation to trillions of atoms working together to create harmony. You are the result for the universal goal of perfection--you should be proud to be alive. But religion doesn't. It wants you to be ill and then offers you the cure.It damns you bad unless you "repent". This is the root of evil.

[pimplahdon]

i agree many people put up strawmen mostly when they know nothing about both sides of an argument, but even if they do sometimes we cant comprehend the opposition.

maybe on your end you should study the real oppositions and consider them.

one thing would be. the sun adds energy, but you need something to utilize that energy

a cow wont produce a whale, but where are the intermediates? fossils destroy the small jump theory of evolution there is no evidence that should be there by the millions

[pimplahdon]

no origin theory is provable thus not science. so falsifying any is impossible.

why?

because you say probably, maybe, could have, and every time before these words you speculate about conditions on the earth and perimeters that are unknowable.

so please stop teaching kids your theory is science, because at the base it is purely religion. (and yes it falls clearly in line with the definition of religion)



[maxpolaris99]

Good job Potholer!

[theaxster]

I just watched Ian Juby's "Genesis Week, Season 1, Episode 1", which was partially a response to this. Apart from the distinct dislike I have for anybody who does constant "air quotes", his utterly dishonest representation of your video and his exhibition of exquisite "strawmenship" is frankly sickening. This man deserves the Golden Crocoduck several times over - we know that he isn't THAT stupid. This has put me off my dinner, I'll have a whisky instead.....

[1987RyanJ]

@devdissent Are you dissing American Beer?

Try a Stone Brewery Double Arrogant Bastard.

[Ryakki]

Scottland, England. Why can't I stop laughing?

[Reintjuh100]

@splicedenergy that is not entirely true. in holland there is also some priests and other idiots doing this shit. but it is not in the english language. i think that`s why.