I think it's quite funny. We ought to be able to take it if we want to dish it out.

So let me get this straight. They think a dinosaur destroying the truth qualifies as a comeback?

Dang it! Another idea I should have thought of! Genuis! How much money do you thing this person is going to make? First it was the guy/girl who thought of the Darwin Fish, then the person who thought of the Fish eating the Fish, now the T-Rex. I think I will wait about 3 years before I introduce my NRA Bullseye on the T-Rex eating the Truth Fish eating the Darwin Fish.....it may only fit on SUVs though.

I agree Alan, we ought to be able to take it. You did catch that this is from a satirical webpage, didn't you? Go read the article and peruse the site.

Wait!...it's not real? So there's no patent on it, huh? Hmmmm......

So no one's got my back if I want to create one of these emblems that is basically what you see here -- dinosaur eating the truth which is eating Darwin -- only with a lightning bolt coming out the sky and smacking the dinosaur?

I mean, how can they top that? What eats God?

Eventually, we'll run out of room on our cars to display our big, long philosophical food chain back-and-forths.

Yes, it appears that the size of the cars is going to limit our ongoing dialogue with our friends of the evolutionary persuasion. I don't see how we can resolve our differences if we can't communicate them adequately.

This makes it into a free speech issue. I see EPA emissions regulations as a constitutional problem here.

when i worked at lifeway... when it was still called Baptist Book Store... someone came in asking for contact information on whoever came up with the "Christian fish" eating the Darwin fish. he said we shouldn't be selling them because Darwin denounced his work on his deathbed.

i think i gave him the distribituor's info! i was thinking, "i just want to sell some wwjd bracelets and punch my card, dude.";"0

Enough already is right, Shrode. The battle is waged in the field - proclaiming the message of Christ. Lifestyle and bumber emblem evangelism are no substitute for the preached Word :)

Seriously...really no kidding, what exactly is the issue that Christians have with Darwin? (I mean it, I'm not joking, whats up?)

Cos, I'll take a shot.

This is according to one type of Christian whom I have inaccurately labeled in the past as "literalists":

Adam and Eve, the only people on earth, were created by God exactly like we are now. Boom. There they were. A talking snake, or Satan, convinced Eve to eat forbidden fruit and thereby created Original Sin. Forevermore, all generations of humans were cursed because of her eating the fruit, causing us to be sinful by nature. That's where Jesus comes in - to save us from our sin (or Eve's sin).

If you take away this story by saying we evolved over billions of years, then Original Sin disappears as does our need for a savior - at least accoriding to this particular theory.

Now - fire away; I'm sure the believers will tear my rendition apart, but you might find that the basic premise is about right.

Actually, Hobo, all generations were cursed more as a result of Adam's eating the fruit than Eve's, as Adam was the federal head of humankind.

Yes, your basic premise is about right. If we take as true the Bible's explanation for how sin and death and decay entered the world, evolutionary theory flatly contradicts this account: death and decay would have to have been around for billions of years before the first Homo sapiens evolved.

We all know that dinosaurs eventually evolved into fish, so now it's just like rock...paper...scissors: darwin fish...truth fish...dinosaur.

I thought the Darwin deathbed recantation was an urban legend. That is, something Christians made up (otherwise known as "a lie").

That is, something Christians made up (otherwise known as "a lie").

Too broad a brush! I think it might be better to say something Christians too easily believed. The actual lie was made up by someone named Lady Hope, and refuted by Darwin's daughter Henrietta, who actually was at his deathbed.

Some info

Okay, okay -- so a Christian made up a lie. That's how all the Christian urban legends start, though.

Hey, just FYI: I keep having to re-select Cigar Band as I navigate through the site because new pages keep reverting to Burn a Hole. What's up!? Is it Blo's shenanigans again?

Among the many books written by Darwin,which one is the catalyst that sparked the controversy?

BTW, Darwin never rechanted his work. One of the last things he said just before his death was "I'm not afraid to die". He never mentioned anything about what he wrote. Just FYI.

Cos, the link Bill provided has the info on the deathbed story.

Yeah, it's Blo. Man - he's hacking me off!

Also - I know I'm being nitpicky - but I hear the term "Christians did foo . . " a lot, where "foo" is something either incredibly moronic or nefarious, and over time I've gotten more sensitive to it (not for myself, but for the Bride).

But sometimes Christians did do foo. We needn't pretend we're perfect.
And consider the source. Do you know me to be a Bride-bashing person?

Ooops...my bad. That's what I get for not reading.

Consider the source. Have I ever insinuated that Christians should portray themselves as perfect? :-)

We're arguing past eachother. It's all good, Jared.

Marine Corp's General Reinwald was interviewed on the radio the other day and you have to read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this!!!!
 
This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.
 
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
 
GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.
 
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?
 
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.
 
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
 
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
 
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.
 
GENERAL REINWALD: Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
 
The radio went silent and the interview ended. You gotta love the Marines

Cos - I thought I was going to spew my lunch when I read that. Too bad I had to Google it and find out it's an Urban Legend
:-(

Jared - I'm all over the lightning bolt idea... at the very least you guys need to make the graphic and put it up on your site.

Rong,

Man! That came from a marine friend of mine....figures...that is twice that has happened to me. I begining to think that not everything on the net is true!

My friend, a theistic evolutionist, had an ichthus fish and a Darwin fish-with-legs on her bumper at the same time...

Donna Marie,
You're kidding, right? I mean, not really... Come on...Naah.

Really?

I'm not kidding. But then, maybe you have to know my friend Ellen to understand....

I can see that. Just for the record, with the exception of Darwin's Decent of Man, there isn't much don't agree with. I would do it, but I live in Texas....

Oh I know... how about a big Monty Python style foot from the clouds crushing the dinosaur, and then Nietzche with a gun shooting the foot, and then a lightning bolt hitting him, and then Ben Franklin's kite protecting Nietzche, and then...

:P

It's ridiculous. Debates cannot be won in a bumpersticker arms race.