Comments on: Do the evolution (III)

By: catherine

catherine — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:19 +0000

No, he was doing an imitation of Goodyear.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:54:03 +0000

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think you mean descendants. Else, LOL.

By: knick

knick — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:10:36 +0000

LOL!

By: dan in van

dan in van — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:59:42 +0000

After Harper gave the spiel on how he’s good at economics, any possible correlation between knowledge and cabinet posts went out the window, walked in high heels across concrete, and then flagged the first cab out of town.

By: kc

kc — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:06:47 +0000

Anyone care to speculate how the conversation between our post evolutionary sciency guy and their Nobel lauriate sciency guy will go?

GG:”Er..um…yes, evoluton eh…lemme see…are you sure that’s still current”?
Mr C:”No, no… not if you say so! Nice weather we’re having for this time of the year? Oh look at that, where does the time go – gotta fly”!

By: Lord Kitchener's Own

Lord Kitchener's Own — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:33:24 +0000

In an evolutionary sense, would the advice not be more like “OK, ma’am, with these podiatric shoes and biweekly massages from my magic hands your ANCESTORS spines will be more comfortable”.

LOL

By: Critical Reasoning

Critical Reasoning — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:15:54 +0000

I wonder if Goodyear applied his evolutionary theories to his chiropractic profession.

“OK, ma’am, with these podiatric shoes and biweekly massages from my magic hands, your spinal cord will evolve into a more comfortable position.”

By: Lord Kitchener's Own

Lord Kitchener's Own — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:07:22 +0000

LOL

By: Dot

Dot — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:46:24 +0000

It’s true. When Japanese or South Korean children post ww2 noticed that the more nutritional food was on the higher shelves, they grew taller than their parents, on average, so they could reach it.

By: catherine

catherine — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:43:50 +0000

Apparently, it is common for young-earthers to talk about “microevolution” – changes which occur over a few generations – as a way of dodging the question about evolution. So Goodyear gave the standard young-earther response.

Well….the high heels and walking on cement were an unusual twist. I don’t think all young-earthers throw those in.

By: knick

knick — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:40:35 +0000

Does Harper not have a little chat with these poor misguided souls when he appoints them to Cabinet to let them know a little about their portfolio so they don’t make utter fools of themselves in public? (rhetorical)

By: madeyoulook

madeyoulook — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:40:14 +0000

Impossible. Never, not ever, have I seen monkeys walk across wet concrete in high heels.

By: Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:34:02 +0000

Are you saying that Gary Goodyear evolved from monkeys?!?!? The nerve, Sir, the nerve.

By: bigcitylib

bigcitylib — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:25:15 +0000

“Don’t tell Paul that Lamarck may not have been entirely wrong.”

And don’t tell all those velociraptors that walked with Jesus and thought they had a minister that would finally stick up for them.

By: Lord Kitchener's Own

Lord Kitchener's Own — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:20:49 +0000

Wow. He went from not believing in evolution, to believing it’s happening constantly, every moment of every day. That we can pass down environmentally acquired traits (like the ability to walk on cement?!?!?) to our ancestors!!!

Now he’s got trouble. Not believing in the theory of evolution is one thing. Not having even a basic understanding of what the theory of evolution is? That’s quite another.

By: D

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:11:32 +0000

This is called digging yourself into a bigger hole… we all should be embarassed that this man is in charge of our Science and Technology funding.

By: Douglass

Douglass — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:05:28 +0000

LMAO!

By: edeast

edeast — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:05:09 +0000

Calm down, there is epigenetics. I don’t think he is referring to that though, but just keep it in mind, when you are defining genetics.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:01:08 +0000

So, we have a minister who not only doesn’t understand the meaning of the word “religious, ” but who also doesn’t understand the meaning of the word “evolution.”

Awesome!

By: Mike T.

Mike T. — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:44:11 +0000

Worst answer possible. Anything bad that happens now he brought on himself.

By: Jesse A

Jesse A — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:57:33 +0000

Now, I am not an expert in evolution or any sort of science but walking on cement wouldn’t cause humans to evolve unless it caused us to mate with different people or to die before we could pass on our genes or somehow affected natural selection, no? So not only does he not believe in evolution (which one can, I guess, argue is a religious choice) but he doesn’t understand how evolution works.

By: catherine

catherine — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:57:24 +0000

Noooo! Don’t let Harper can him. I want to see our science minister walk in high heels across wet cement. I think he said he would evolve to doing that.

By: madeyoulook

madeyoulook — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:47:12 +0000

MEMO
To: PMSH
From: A former supporter
Date: March 17, 2009
Subject: Your imminent cabinet shuffle
Text: Assuming you can see why from this interview, not caring if you can’t, but yank this one, Prime Minister. GG has got to go. There is now more than enough to protect you against charges you’re dumping him for his religion. You’re not. You’re dumping him because he just doesn’t know the basics of the subject matter in his file. The barely-suppressed snickering at every meeting he attends (and every interview the media sharks will seek with blood in the water) will be unbearable. When, after a few minutes you’re still not sure who the patsy in the room is…

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:22:55 +0000

Don’t tell Paul that Lamarck may not have been entirely wrong.

(Regardless, he didn’t answer the question as TJ has already pointed out.)

By: catherine

catherine — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:07:29 +0000

Does he know what the theory of evolution is? It is not changing your shoes, as he suggests.

By: Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:07:17 +0000

“Whether it’s to the intensity of the sun, whether it’s to, as a chiropractor, walking on cement versus anything else, whether it’s running shoes or high heels, of course, we are evolving to our environment.”

He’s quite right. These days you see more and more chiropractors walking around in high heels across fresh cement in bright sunlight. Cf. Rev. 9.22.

By: TJ Cook

TJ Cook — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:04:13 +0000

For everyone else squinting at that quote, he did *not* confirm a belief in the theory of evolution.

Did he sell used cars before he started as a chiropractor?

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:52:12 +0000

Well said Gary – go get him guy (I love alliteration)