I’ve been silent on the Boondoggle in recent days and I do apologize.
Today, I present two completely different videos for your viewing enjoyment. The first is one of the silliest and most pathetic attempts at denouncing the legitemacy of the theory of Evolution. The second is a montage of the funniest moments from the show Trigger Happy TV, of which I am eternally a fan.
I would like to iterate but a couple reactions I had to this video.
First, while watching it, a part of me hoped for it to be a big joke. Then, Ben informed me that it indeed is serious material and that the principle figure, Chuck Missler, is in fact the real deal. Reading of his past accomplishments, one would reasonably assume Mr. Missler is a man of logic and capable of thinking critically in any situation.
WOW would that person be wrong.
Second, it always strikes me as odd when a person or group demands to be taken seriously when they act on their own misinterpretations or closed-minded beliefs. In this instance, Missler and his clan forego even a shred of authority over the subject matter they take on. I want to feel sorry for them, as even the lowest of low-level thinkers can see through such transparent and uneducated arguments.
I would love to have been there, when this argument originated:
“Evolution is blasphemy. We need to inform the masses of their Godless thinking, but we have to use an argument only a severely retarded person could possibly think of. Only then will the foundation for our cleansing of their souls be established. Hey look, a jar of Peanut Butter.”
It seems to me that they expect nothing less than a human being to stroll out of the jar when they open it. The statement that every food company relies on this aspect of evolution (as obscene as that assumption is) is further denigrated by the fact that they are equating a jar of Peanut Butter to Earth’s early atmosphere. SERIOUSLY?
As somewhat of an experiment, I decided to research the ingredients of Peanut Butter to see what makes it a hotbed of organic life. First, I needed to know what exactly a “hotbed of organic life” is. Well, a few years back, the University of Colorado conducted a study and found early Earth was “a hydrogen and CO2-dominated atmosphere that [led] to the production of organic molecules.” Now, I know the standard model of primordeal Earth championed by Miller and Urey says it contained mostly methane and ammonia, but this relaively new study makes the point that hydrogen and CO2 were anchored to Earth by the “low temperatures in the upper atmosphere and the supply of energy from the sun,” - a finding from their study (just read it). Giving Missler the benefit of the doubt by searching for not only hydrogen and CO2 but also methane and ammonia, I looked to PeanutButterLovers.com for the ultimate truth:
Nutrient
Percent Daily Value* (amount)
Importance
Calories
10% (190 calories)
Energy!
Protein
13% (8g)
Needed to repair body tissues and develop new ones, to maintain fluid levels and to make antibodies which ward off disease and infection.
Fiber
8% (2g)
Fiber reduces the risk of some types of cancer, helps control blood sugar levels and may help reduce the level of cholesterol in your blood.
Total Fat unsaturated saturated
24% (16g)
29% (13g)
13% (3g)
Most concentrated source of energy in the diet. Carries fat soluble vitamins such as A, D and E and helps maintain healthy skin.
Vitamin E
22% (2mg)
Vital antioxidant which protects Vitamin A and body’s cells and tissues from damage. Important for the immune system. May aid in the prevention of tumor growth.
Niacin
24% (4mg)
Important in the release of energy from the food we eat and the maintenance of healthy skin, the nervous system and the digestive tract.
Folate
7.5% (30mcg)
Important for the development of new cells, particularly during growth and pregnancy.
Vitamin B6
8% (0.15mg)
Makes and breaks down proteins and makes red blood cells used to transport oxygen in the body.
Thiamin (B1)
3% (0.04mg)
Needed to ensure normal functioning of the nervous system, appetite and digestion.
Riboflavin (B2)
2% (0.04mg)
Releases energy from the food we eat, helps skin stay healthy and assists in the normal functioning of the eyes.
Magnesium
15% (52mg)
Important in the building of bones and teeth, creation of protein, transmission of nerve impulses and maintenance of body temperature.
Phosphorus
13% (104mg)
Component of all soft tissues. Fundamental to growth and maintenance of bones and teeth.
Copper
9% (0.17mg)
Important to the formation of hemoglobin, health of bones, blood vessels and nerves.
Potassium
7% (244mg)
Needed to ensure the body’s water balance and create protein. Helps release energy from nutrients. Aids in nerve impulse transmission.
Iron
6% (0.62mg)
Aids in the transport and distribution of oxygen in the body’s cells.
Zinc
6% (0.91mg)
Aids in the formation of protein, wound healing, blood formation, taste perception, appetite, and night vision.
Calcium
2% (13mg)
Needed for the development and maintenance of healthy bones and teeth.
As you can see, even with all the wonderful things PBL has to say of the ingredients in a standard jar of good ol’ Peanut Butter, there’s no trace of even one of the four elements I was looking for. I’m sorry Mr. Missler, but I think you’ve been fooled by your own tenacious quest to thwart scientists world-wide.
Another argument one could take up against the Peanut Butter manifesto is since the core of their belief is that God willed all living creatures into existence, perhaps he simply has not willed any of the jars of Peanut Butter which Mr. Missler or anyone else has opened to spawn forth living beings?
Now giggle uncontrollably:
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