Creationist research program quashed
Category: Creationism
Posted on: November 22, 2006 8:39 AM, by PZ Myers
The cat who gave birth to a dog has failed her tests. All hope rests on their search for a lizard giving birth to a chicken now.
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Creationist...research program...*does not compute*
Actually wasn't this more a creationist-caricature-of-a-valid-proof-of-evolution research program quashed?
Posted by: CCP | November 22, 2006 8:55 AM
Thanks for the morning grin PZ, I needed that.
Posted by: Aa | November 22, 2006 9:02 AM
Thanks for the laugh PZ, I needed that.
Posted by: Aa | November 22, 2006 9:02 AM
What about the man who gave birth to a God?
Any tests we can we run on him?
Posted by: George | November 22, 2006 9:09 AM
A cat giving birth to a dog? I know dogs have more chromosomnes than cats, but that's not evolution in action, it's evolution in reverse! The cat is the pinnacle of evolution - they've even got us as their servants.
Posted by: Richard Harris, FCD | November 22, 2006 9:30 AM
Well, as Hovind states (indirectly), a creationist research program consists of a five year old finding the difference between animals. So, under HIS conditions, a cat did give birth to a dog. Silly science for telling otherwise, with your blood tests and whatnot. If a five year old can tell it's a dog, then it's a dog.
Posted by: Gregory | November 22, 2006 9:35 AM
Paul Nelson mentions attending "an ID research meeting".
Posted by: quork | November 22, 2006 9:53 AM
The tests failed? Now isn't this surprising?? ;)
Posted by: Markus | November 22, 2006 10:07 AM
I'm shocked, shocked!!!
And after I already made the signs welcoming our new catdog overlords, too.
Posted by: Carlie | November 22, 2006 10:34 AM
Apt header - speculation gainsaid by known behavior (adoption among animals) and refuted by a simple blood test. What's the matter creo, cat got your tongue? ROFL!
It gives the expression "cat burglar" a new face, though.
Posted by: Torbjörn Larsson | November 22, 2006 11:51 AM
Heh. Cat dogs and virgin births, leave it to the undereducated to come up with silliness like this- there's a perfectly well know story stateside of a cat sneaking away with some puppies and nursing them- it's in the archives on www.cuteoverload.com
Posted by: Will Von Wizzlepig | November 22, 2006 12:07 PM
PZ, I blame this one on you. If you had just believed, it could have been shown to be true. In fact, it was true until you let facts get in the way. However, your lack of faith caused it to be false. You see, I have just been enlightened. If you are a creationist, and you believe REALLY HARD, that it can makes things true, even if the facts say they are not.
Posted by: Dave | November 22, 2006 1:37 PM