Church sign; "If Evolution were true

[oneighty]

mothers would have three arms."

On the yard sign at a local Methodist Church. I think they are competing with the former store front fundy church which now has a fine new large building.

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[MsAnthropy]

1. I don't get it

Why 3, why not 10, which is what we need?

[samhsarah]

8. LOL.

Sometimes I DO wish I had 10 arms!:rofl:

[Boojatta]

20. The original theory of evolution was written in Aramaic and their word

"tautalym" can be translated into English as either "arm" or "finger." You have ten fingers. Therefore you do have ten tautalyms. The original theory of evolution is vindicated. (Kidding)

[gkhouston]

32. because then you'd spend too much money

on deodorant? :shrug:

I agree with you about needing 10 arms, though.

[atommom]

45. That would be a lot more practical. But putting your shirt on

in the morning would be a huge hassle....

[gizmo1979]

2. Just more crap from

the right.They won't be happy till the bible is the text book of choice.

[NanceGreggs]

3. "If evolution ISN'T true ...

... how do explain a Chimp running a country?"

[Snotcicles]

12. Thats a good case for de-evolution aka DEVO n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

44. LOL!

I like that one.

[arcane1]

4. is that just going over my head...?

or under it, perhaps?

I don't get it :shrug:

[Boojatta]

13. It's a straw man, but it's a vague straw man.

They have created a version of evolution that says something like this: if an organism wants offspring to have some body structure, then that desire in the mind affects the DNA in the organism's sperm cells or egg cells.

Alternatively, their version of evolution says that helpful rather than merely random mutations arise. If it is helpful then it is supposed to arise.

[arcane1]

18. ah, in other words: If God wasn't such a dumb-ass...

he would've given women 3 arms :evilgrin:

[cheezus]

47. yeah, i thought we were created by a perfect being?

boy, he sure fucked up

[TallahasseeGrannie]

27. If your first premise were true

(desire in the mind affects the DNA ....)

Men would have two (or more) penises!




tg

[LiberalFighter]

31. Only 2? what about for each hand?

[oneighty]

28. This is concord grape country

Here it is extremely important that the grape varieties not be invaded by an undesirable variety.

I have been told that private grape vines are against agriculture law in this area. (I wanted to put a grape arbor in my yard)

Many if not all members of this church are one way or the other dependent upon a successful grape harvest and would not want their variety of grape to evolve into something different.

Same might be said for other hybrid crops grown in the area.

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[atommom]

50. Hmmm. Sort of an even-more-harebrained Lamarckian argument.

I think we're lucky that desire does NOT result in mutations. Humans would be pretty freaky looking if it did... ;)

[tatertop]

15. man was created in the image of god (who has two arms you know)

And, if man truly evolved, would he not keep evolving -
adding more and more arms?

Air tight, rock solid arguments.
:)

[BOHICA06]

5. Very Funny ....

nice poke in good humor!

[oneighty]

16. Yes at first reading

it struck me as being a joke. Then I realize no the sign is not joking.

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[BOHICA06]

34. Stating a point of view with humor ....

... is still funny, much like the Darwin Fish with feet magnets.

[MrModerate]

6. Silly me, I thought Lysenko was debunked when . . .

Stalin died.

[Lisa]

33. yeah -- ditto for Lamarckianism (e.g. how giraffes got long necks)

roughly -- you get what you wish for?

[Serenades]

7. Huh?

Once I was just being stupid and letting dumb crap flow from my mouth and I said this same thing. I never realized people believe this kind of stuff.

[slackmaster]

9. Three? Why not four or five? Eyes in the backs of their heads?

Those wacky Fundamentalists. :wtf:

[Kierkegaard]

10. Two can play at that game.

If creationism were true, the Bible probably would have mentioned the enormous creatures that sunk Noah's Ark.

[janx]

38. APPLAUSE!

:rofl:

[Kierkegaard]

42. Thank you.

:hi:

[Brotherjohn]

11. How 'bout THIS for a church sign?

http://www.churchsigngenerator.com/makesign1.php?line1=...and+on+the+&line2=14%2C387%2C893%2C132nd+year%2C&line3=and+the+43rd+day%2C+God&line4=created+Darwin.

[Richard Steele]

14. Evolution can't be true!

If I am REALLY descended from Scots-Irish stock,
then why are there still humans in Scotland and Ireland?

Seriously, 180, don't waste yer time trying to UNDERSTAND
the nonsense spouted by ZEALOTS.

They are HYPNOTIZED; logic and FACTS have no effect on them.
They see ONLY what they are prepared to SEE.

They SLEEP; we LIVE.

[Vickers]

17. Did Sunday School teach them to read that sign?

:eyes:

[Johonny]

19. Shouldn't it read

If Intelligent Design were true mothers would have three arms?

If the beings in the world are less ideal than would seem to be needed I don't seee how that's an arguement against evolution.

[arcane1]

21. GTMA

:evilgrin:

[Brotherjohn]

23. Good point. They're making a contradictory argument (to ID). n/t

[saltpoint]

22. One more nutcase right-wing church reinforcing Bush's

socially limited vision of democracy.

[Broke In Jersey]

24. 3 arms???

My girlfriend wishes I had 2 tongues. ;)

[Boojatta]

25. Some mothers are spiders (or should I say some spiders are mothers)

and they have eight legs.

To prevent biological warfare, there is an arms control treaty that permits only the primates to have arms.

[rock]

26. Sounds like UD to me (unintelligeable design)

[Bill McBlueState]

29. This actually supports my theory of MD

Malevolent design: A creator knew people would have an easier time of it with three arms, so he gave us two just to make our lives miserable.

Same goes for knees and backs that give out way before we'd like them to, and sinus cavities that rarely drain right.

Any god that created us has to be playing a cruel joke on us.

[LiberalFighter]

30. If Creationism were true...

all Republicans would be dead.

or would it be that all Republicans would have a halo over their head?

[Straight Shooter]

35. If Intelligent Design were true, men would get pregnant. n/t

[AnnieBW]

36. Eyes in the Back of her head

I dunno about you guys, by MY mother had eyes in the back of her head! Now THAT'S evolution for ya!

[janx]

39. No...

That's temporary, garden-variety adaptation.

It's still good though! :pals:

[janx]

37. HAHAHAHAHA!!!

That is one church with a large sense of humor! :rofl:

[janx]

40. Question:

The big new fundy church--are there messages in front of it?

[shugah]

41. that doesn't even make any sense!

what do some people think evolution is, anyway?

if i saw that sign at a local church, i might be compelled to walk in and ask the priest/minister/preacher/? what the hell that means? and i would suggest that if creationism were true, and mothers need 3 arms, then why weren't mothers created so?

ack! that is just the silliest thing to put on a sign! and, truth is, if i saw it, i wouldn't do anything but laugh - because really, what else can ya do? ;-)

:hi: oneighty!

[oneighty]

49. Hey Shugah

Every week or so there is a new deep thought put on that sign. This one is/was a head-snapper-abouter.

Hahahaha

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[FreedomAngel82]

43. What ignorant people

Ugh. I can't believe how ignorant people are in this freakin country. People don't get what evolution is about. :mad: Just because I'm a Christian doesn't mean I can be ignorant on my world. Doy.

[upi402]

46. she needed an extra hand

[AX10]

48. Creation is Ignorance.