Hey guys.
I'm back from the stack with crack,
now I'm talkin' smack with Mr. Jack 'n shit.
That was a rap in your face.
So, on to my rant of the day, and beware, because today little Mr. Smartypants is gonna whip religion for all it is worth. Am I going to be offensive? Maybe. Will I be controvercial? Perhaps. Will religious people want to hang me by my nuts? All the time, babe!
So, let's back this broad up to start.
I had just gotten out of bed, and was rummaging through my kitchen after something edible that would refrain from poisoning me. Then, all of a sudden, I realised that the radio was on and that some scientist was talking about an archeological find that seemed to be the "missing link" between animals and humans. The fossil in question has been named Ida, and I am a little proud that it is Norwegian paleantologists that research the fossil now. The fossil was found in Germany. Looking something like that --->
"Fair enough", I thought, "then that problem is gone like a cup cake in the hands of the Cookiemonster."
HOWEVER, the media, in their eternal wisdom and pursuit of equality (you might think the last sentence a sarcasm, but I am honestly very supportive of freedom of speech and thought. It is our greatest achievement and a obligatory part of every democracy!) had decided to not only let the excited professors and archeologists jabber on about their find, but stopped by the house of an old codger to interview a creationist about the find...
For those of you that doesn't know what the consept of creationalism is, just check our nearest christian holy book. Basically, it is the conviction that our planet, every sentinent being on it and our entire universe is not the result of billions of years of evolution, coincidences and the survival of the fittest, but that God has created it all. Many also belive that the Tale of Creation is an exact depiction of how our universe was created.
Now, I don't have much in favour for religion in general, and I know that my point of view must not make me indifferent to other opinions. However, it staggers me to no extent that people can choose to ignore evident scientific facts!
The creationist on the radio commented that the pre-historic lemurfossil was "looking like a little lizard" and how "it's only 3... how can it be our fore-mother?"
I started screaming obsceneties to the radio, waking my sister and making my cat look oddly at me. How can anyone be so ignorant? We have Carbon dating! We can now to a T when the critter died, and it was 47 million years ago! Stick that in your bible and pray it! Paleantologists can also see that their teeth and skeletal structure somehow matches ours.
The last argument for creationism the old coot said REALLy tipped me over. "Science proves that during the great flood 96% of the species on our planet died."
Science... he actually managed to use the word science in defence of his believes. According to his holy book, the flood was a couple of thousand years ago. When did the dinosaurs die out? 64 million years ago. Why? Most likely because of a meteor and LEAST likely because they were heathens and punished by God.
I do admire people who have faith in a religion, but using 2000 year old scripts as "proof?"
They are fine guidelines, and make for many good moral questions, but proof of God creating everything? Well... that I do not believe. I find the theory of Big Bang a lot more plausible, for MANY reasons. (fx. our universe is expanding.) But what sparked the massive explosion that created the universe? Well.... that might be a higher being. Who am I to know? But he sure as hell hasn't interacted much with humankind in later years.
God, if you do exist, meet me in the woods outside my house. If i'm wrong, you may slap me. If you don't show up. Well, your loss.
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