5 definitions by harry_pothead6009
Ben stein was once cool (when he had his TV show, win ben stein's money), now he's a creationist tool.
by harry_pothead6009 April 21, 2008
by harry_pothead6009 May 1, 2008
by harry_pothead6009 April 8, 2008
A buzzword that creationists use to refer to the theory of evolution. They use this word to try to equate the theory of evolution with ideologies like communism and fascism.
Such a tactic is dishonest. The theory of evolution is not an ideology. Ideologies are PROSCRIPTIVE--they make value judgments and say what should and shouldn't be done. The theory of evolution, like all other scientific theories like gravity, relativity, etc., is DESCRIPTIVE--it describes and explains facts. Such theories are testable by analyzing them to see what the predictions that they make, and then seeing if those predictions match the facts.
For example, applying the theory of relativity predicts where the stars will be. We look at our hubble telescope and see that lo and behold, the stars are indeed where the theory predicts them to be!
The theory of evolution predicts that the evidence will show that humans and chimpanzees are closely related. We look at human chromosome 2, and see that it's virtually totally analagous to two chimp chromosomes, and lo and behold, human chromosome 2 has a fusion site with telomeres in the middle of the chromosome! (Imagine taking the 2 chimp chromosomes and "scotch-taping" them together--that's what human chromosome 2 looks like).
Such a tactic is dishonest. The theory of evolution is not an ideology. Ideologies are PROSCRIPTIVE--they make value judgments and say what should and shouldn't be done. The theory of evolution, like all other scientific theories like gravity, relativity, etc., is DESCRIPTIVE--it describes and explains facts. Such theories are testable by analyzing them to see what the predictions that they make, and then seeing if those predictions match the facts.
For example, applying the theory of relativity predicts where the stars will be. We look at our hubble telescope and see that lo and behold, the stars are indeed where the theory predicts them to be!
The theory of evolution predicts that the evidence will show that humans and chimpanzees are closely related. We look at human chromosome 2, and see that it's virtually totally analagous to two chimp chromosomes, and lo and behold, human chromosome 2 has a fusion site with telomeres in the middle of the chromosome! (Imagine taking the 2 chimp chromosomes and "scotch-taping" them together--that's what human chromosome 2 looks like).
by harry_pothead6009 April 21, 2008
1. The animal kingdom is part of the eukaryote domain. The chordate phylum is part of animal kingdom.
2. Humans are part of the animal kingdom.
3. Weed is part of the plant kingdom.
4. Shrooms are part of the fungus kingdom.
5. Chlamydia, Syphilis, and Gonorrhea are part of the monera kingdom.
6. Herpes is a virus, which uses a completely different taxonomic system.
2. Humans are part of the animal kingdom.
3. Weed is part of the plant kingdom.
4. Shrooms are part of the fungus kingdom.
5. Chlamydia, Syphilis, and Gonorrhea are part of the monera kingdom.
6. Herpes is a virus, which uses a completely different taxonomic system.
by harry_pothead6009 September 24, 2007