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I can give you several examples of new species that have emerged within human observation. The best example that I can give you is the butterfly, the genus of butterfly known as Hedylypta. Hedylypta is a genus of butterfly that feeds on various plants. It's endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, which means it's only found there. And there turn out to be two species of Hedylypta with mouthparts that only allow them — only allow them to feed on bananas. Now why is that significant? It is significant because bananas are not native to the Hawaiian Islands. They were introduced about 1,000 years ago by the Polynesians — we know this from the written records of the Hawaiian Kingdom — and what that means is that by mutation and natural selection, these two species have emerged on the Hawaiian Islands within the last 1,000 years. And I think that's a very good case in point.
Ken Miller in "Resolved: That evolutionists should acknowledge creation" Firing Line, 4 December 1997, p. 24.
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Posted on: April 15, 2007 9:00 AM, by PZ Myers
Then let Josh Timonen know that you're interested.
If we were doing this right, though, it would involve ritual scarification and great bloody painful welts, rather than just a t-shirt. You're getting off easy.
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Great shirt!
The only problem is that is resembles the anarchists emblem. Of course, now that there may be some confusion between the two, the anarchists will have to change due to not wanting to be identified with anything! ;-}
Posted by: rob | April 15, 2007 9:15 AM
I only want one if it will burn itself into my skin.
Posted by: Mike Haubrich | April 15, 2007 9:25 AM
It's classy, I like it.
Posted by: Dylan | April 15, 2007 9:44 AM
Attractive, but I'm not really sure why I would want to advertise someone else's blog. If I was going to buy an atheist t-shirt, I've seen several designs I like better. Then again, I have little desire to be assaulted over my t-shirt.
Posted by: vjack | April 15, 2007 10:02 AM
'A' for 'agnostic' - works for me...
Posted by: Ian H Spedding FCD | April 15, 2007 10:04 AM
The great bloody painful welts will come from the impact of all the dirty looks someone will get for wearing it in public in most bible belt states.
Where I'm at wearing that will probably get you thrown out of the house. Not because your family doesn't want you but because they fear the consquences should a neighbor see you walk in with it on.
MYOB'
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Posted by: MYOB | April 15, 2007 10:05 AM
One for me, one for the girlfriend. Lovely.
Posted by: Rich | April 15, 2007 10:21 AM
I'm not really sure why I would want to advertise someone else's blog
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It's advertising richarddawkins.net, which is an online community rather than someone's personal blog, and why wouldn't you want to advertise that!!
Posted by: Amy | April 15, 2007 10:24 AM
Not only does "A" stand for atheist, but it could represent the grade you would get for critical thinking. By extension, I propose a similar t-shirt with "F" for fundamentalist.
Posted by: Ex-drone | April 15, 2007 10:33 AM
I really like the design, simple and straightforward. Problem is, it only goes to XL, and I need at least a 2X. Sigh.
Posted by: Whalehugger | April 15, 2007 10:58 AM
I would wear that next to a church as people are leaving.
Posted by: OptimusShr | April 15, 2007 11:54 AM
Red and black...I like it, but I'd like it better without the website address. Take off the addy and I'll buy one.
Posted by: Observer | April 15, 2007 12:19 PM
Hmm, I'm thinking about this shirt some more. I wasn't for the symbol-on-a-blog bit, but when someone presents a concrete idea in this fashion, I like it. See, if all the sudden all these t-shirts popped up around the countries somebody would get wind of it and write about it, at least on the web. The idea would be referred back to RichardDawkins.net, thus publicity that way instead of in such a blatant way that detracts from the otherwise "mystery" of it (and potential conversations). Folks might think there are a bunch of adulterers out there, but I'm not an adulterer, are you? It would be amusing. :-)
Posted by: Observer | April 15, 2007 12:37 PM
Exactly, Whalehugger. No outsize atheists, I guess.
Posted by: The Ridger | April 15, 2007 1:57 PM
page won't load for me. :(
Posted by: craig | April 15, 2007 2:03 PM
Nor for me.
Posted by: RBH | April 15, 2007 2:19 PM
Attn: big guys. They're now offering sizes up to XXXXL. Guess they're listening to comments.
Posted by: Martin Wagner | April 15, 2007 3:17 PM
Well, turns out the page is not Firefox Friendly.
Posted by: craig | April 15, 2007 4:00 PM
I threw up getting my IPU tattoo... does that count?
Posted by: Abbie | April 15, 2007 4:25 PM
Have you made sure you are using a current version of Firefox? I have been able to see the page using Firefox in both Linux and Windows.
Posted by: Travis | April 15, 2007 5:31 PM
hmm, can i get one without "RICHARD DAWKINS" boldly emblazoned on it?
Posted by: bruce | April 15, 2007 6:16 PM
"Have you made sure you are using a current version of Firefox?"
yep. Though maybe its NoScript that's doing it, although I didn't get alerted to any scripts trying to run.
Posted by: craig | April 15, 2007 7:14 PM
A good t-shirt doesn't advertise so obviously. My suggestion: keep the A, nix the url. And maybe try one with a smaller A. The the hipsters might wear it, and people pay attention to their t-shirts.
Posted by: wx | April 15, 2007 7:46 PM
Excellent that they're offering larger sizes. In fact, they offer up to the precise size I requested for my friend. Now that makes me feel really good, both because someone listened, and because it will make my friend happy to be included.
Posted by: speedwell | April 15, 2007 8:42 PM
I think the large A is supposed to grab attention. I like the style of the A, I'll consider getting one.
Posted by: Inoculated Mind | April 15, 2007 10:26 PM
My objection to the simple red A is that it isn't obvious enough what it is supposed to stand for, particularly if the viewer doesn't know who the "Richard Dawkins" of richarddawkins.net is. (Yes, there are people who don't!) For all some people would know, you might be bragging about your adultery not your atheism/agnosticism.
I have several atheist tees, my favorite being my "American Atheist" baseball jersey from http://www.cafepress.com/antireligion.26802967 which I wear often here in South Carolina. It gets a few looks but that's about the extent of the hassle it brings me, and this is a definitely a Bible Belt state.
Posted by: BT Murtagh | April 16, 2007 2:34 AM
I'd rather have one of these.
Posted by: Valhar2000 | April 16, 2007 5:57 AM
Love the Dawkins shirt but where's the Pharyngula design (The one with the giant P formed by sensuous yet menacing tentacles)?
Posted by: Alice | April 16, 2007 12:24 PM
Hey, yeah. Does that make "Freethinker" the "F-word?" ;)
Posted by: speedwell | April 16, 2007 11:19 PM