So it is that the battle lines between TRUTH AND LIE, GOOD AND EVIL are being drawn around the banana. All rights reserved. In fact, some of us have probably been hearing it for the majority of our lives. Being the result of an evolution via Evolution stone, Arcanine is rarely found in the wild, but when found, it is usually seen living in prairies, ... as seen in The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1). Iskra-Caruana ML(1), Chabannes M(2), Duroy PO(2), Muller E(2). And just occasionally they would reproduce sexually to help the plant breeders to overcome their genetic bottleneck. “Food Evolution” devotes a disproportionately small segment to dominant herbicide-resistant crops, and the glyphosate herbicides they were designed to use. Ray Comfort, a Christian creationist and televangelist, uses a banana to slap evolution in the face in an excerpt from his Way of The Master television show co-hosted by former child star Kirk Cameron. The video exhibiting the banana's design characteristics was made by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron some time in the 2000s for their Way of the Master series - it's effectively been disowned by them since, so is hard to trace the actual original. The theory of evolution gives us a unifying theory to explain the similarities and differences within life’s organisms and processes. It comes with a protective, non-slip surface to hold, which is also biodegradable and sits "gracefully" over the human hand. Yellow, just right. In fact, many cultures outside of the tropics never saw a banana until well into the twentieth century. As is easily seen, trying to use common genes related to common processes as proof of evolution quickly falls apart in light of the bigger genomic picture. The excerpt below demonstrates Comfort and Cameron's approach to explaining the banana's "design features" and why the world needs improved science education. The differences between species on islands compared to mainlands provide a compelling example of evolution. ©2020 Verizon Media. Flamingo Adaptation and Evolution. ", "Behold, the atheists' nightmare!" Most atheists do not choose to disbelieve that a god exists because that is what they want. ... (BSV) have been recorded worldwide where Musa spp. EVOLUTION." YouTube Videos from Evidence for God from Science God and Science YouTube channel Evolution vs. Design. ;)----- One monkey said to another, "How are our relatives doing in civilization?" The banana and the hand are perfectly made, one for the other. The argument for the banana being designed is based on the following characteristics: Ironically, these features do point to an intelligent designer, but it certainly isn't God, as we shall see later. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! This is a small subtlety, and not essential to und… If Dawkins accepts the offer, it gives the false impression that Ray is on an equal intellectual level with Dawkins. (2000) provided further proof for this by. Dr. Barend Vlaardingerbroek corresponded with Hovind concerning clarification of conditions and matters of fairness and got a runaround. This is a small subtlety, and not essential to understanding the full, yellow thrust of the banana, however; it's merely a comparison to try to prime the audience and make them more receptive to enjoying the "design" aspects when experiencing a banana. Failures of Evolution: Banana Moth is "Best Example of Evolution"? "Ignorant" means you do not know. Even today, many people have never seen a banana — Jesus certainly wouldn't have. There are also very few ergonomic properties associated with these fruits, either with them being large and bulky or covered in spines—again, demonstrating the opposite of the simple "pull tab" Comfort is so proud of. But as it turns out, it was not God's design, Next, the video tries to boost Ray's book, First of all, Comfort getting his book to #38 on its opening day—is this supposed to be impressive? Ray suggests the debate between him and Dawkins be called "Banana man vs. Alien man" and let the audience decide who is the ignorant fool. By the way, this sort of misreading is itself evidence of being a banana republic. This review of this "apology" video has already established that: Ray was ignorant of the evolutionary history of the banana, and is a fool for claiming God gave man the knowledge to modify dogs so they can fit in his car. Is it proof of evolution when monkeys spit out banana seeds? The early Spanish explorers introduced banana plants into America from Spain as a hardcore, large cooking banana, known as a Plantain banana. 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As fun as it may seem, hanging upside down from a tree with your tail isn’t one of the luxuries we have as human beings. If the archaeological evidence has been correctly interpreted, the banana was first domesticated 8000 ybp, which would make it the earliest domesticated fruit, by several thousand years. Nature , published online 11 July 2012; doi: 10.1038/nature11241 Published in More information: Robert N. Williams et al, Multidisciplinary evidence for early banana (Musa cvs.) The wild banana, the predecessor of the cultivated fruit favourite, does reproduce sexually, pollinating their flowers in the usual way and having the botanical equivalent of sex.