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Fundamentalist Schools Using "Nessie" To Disprove Evolution

Posted by samzenpus on from the tell-them-about-the-banana dept.

The debate between creationists and proponents of evolution isn't ending any time soon, but now some creationists have a secret weapon, "Nessie!" Certain fundamentalist schools in Louisiana plan to teach children that the Loch Ness monster is real in a bid to disprove Darwin's theory of evolution. From the article: "One ACE textbook – Biology 1099, Accelerated Christian Education Inc – reads: 'Are dinosaurs alive today? Scientists are becoming more convinced of their existence. Have you heard of the "Loch Ness Monster" in Scotland? "Nessie" for short has been recorded on sonar from a small submarine, described by eyewitnesses, and photographed by others. Nessie appears to be a plesiosaur.' Another claim taught is that a Japanese whaling boat once caught a dinosaur. It's unclear if the movie Godzilla was the inspiration for this lesson."

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  1. Was Jesus riding Nessie? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just asking....

    1. Re:Was Jesus riding Nessie? by Reasonable+Facsimile · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just asking....

      No, just cuddling....

      http://cdn.twentytwowords.com/wp-content/uploads/Jesus-and-dinosaur-e1299096274567-634x865.jpg

    2. Re:Was Jesus riding Nessie? by ClickOnThis · · Score: 5, Funny

      Speaking of fairy tales:

      Would you areee that in a million years it is possible, via the mechanism of evolution, that a housecat will teach mathematics at a college level.

      I await your response.

      If it's Schrödinger's cat, I'd say "maybe."

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    3. Re:Was Jesus riding Nessie? by dkleinsc · · Score: 5, Funny

      Would you areee that in a million years it is possible, via the mechanism of evolution, that a housecat will teach mathematics at a college level.

      No, but he could dress in nice suits.

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    4. Re:Was Jesus riding Nessie? by eyrieowl · · Score: 5, Funny

      Conveniently accounts for walking on water too.

    5. Re:Was Jesus riding Nessie? by asdf7890 · · Score: 5, Funny
      No, Moses was the biker of the bible:

      "the roar of Moses' Triumph is heard in the hills."

  2. Further evidence by 0123456789 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think the Lousiana schools are ignoring important documentary footage of the family of Nessie from the 80s, as described here.

  3. Re:They are even dumber than they seem. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're right. In contrast, finding Chewbacca would prove that evolution doesn't make sense.

  4. Re:Insomnia? by ChrisMaple · · Score: 5, Funny

    With his daughter.

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  5. Re:Flying Spaghetti Monster? by redneckmother · · Score: 5, Funny

    Careful with that line of reasoning. Pretty soon you'll get to "Witches are real". And we all know what you do to witches.

    Put them on a balance scale with ducks?

  6. Re:They are even dumber than they seem. by Curupira · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're right. In contrast, finding Chewbacca would prove that evolution doesn't make sense.

    Do you know what would disprove the evolution? This is Chewbacca. Now think about that for one moment -- that does not make sense. Why am I talking about Chewbacca when a man's life is on the line? Why? I'll tell you why: I don't know. It does not make sense. If Chewbacca does not make sense, you must acquit!