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Posted on: January 3, 2008 8:11 AM, by PZ Myers
He's the only one who would put up a fight.
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(Complete listing)Let me try to make crystal clear what is established beyond reasonable doubt, and what needs further study, about evolution. Evolution as a process that has always gone on in the history of the earth can be doubted only by those who are ignorant of the evidence or are resistant to evidence, owing to emotional blocks or to plain bigotry. By contrast, the mechanisms that bring evolution about certainly need study and clarification. There are no alternatives to evolution as history that can withstand critical examination. Yet we are constantly learning new and important facts about evolutionary mechanisms.
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You know. As a Democrat I'm offended by such things. Though, I don't really have a spine to stand up for my beliefs. So I'll let you win today...
Posted by: Tatarize | January 3, 2008 8:45 AM
In all fairness, the Republicans have spines, that's how they dominate the Democrats to such an extraordinary extent.
Posted by: Gordon Stephens | January 3, 2008 8:46 AM
I'd accept that they are spineless
If they'd only choose to whine less
Though, in truth, when one's not whining, then it simply disappears.
We can see they have no backbone,
But it isn't like they lack bone,
Rather oddly, they've collected it, it seems, between their ears.
Posted by: Cuttlefish, OM | January 3, 2008 8:50 AM
Do amoebae even qualify for spinelessness? I mean, they don't even have enough cells to make one, unless they were all spine.
Posted by: Bobryuu | January 3, 2008 8:52 AM
Not true PZ, the Jelly Fish can fight thanks to their stinging cells on their tentacles. The Democrats on the other hand apparently have no natural defenses at all.
Posted by: Natasha Yar-Routh | January 3, 2008 8:58 AM
I'm with Bobryuu. They should replace amoebae and squid with snails and sponges. Worms, jellyfish, snails, and sponges would a fair description of recent congresses.
Posted by: SeanH | January 3, 2008 9:37 AM
Yeah, yeah. So do sea urchins.
*snarkle*
Posted by: Kseniya | January 3, 2008 10:03 AM
What about the arthropods?! The single largest phylum of life, including non-animals, and they get no representation at all here. Of course, they have hard parts, and several are quite capable of putting up a fight if they need to, so I suppose that the message might get compromised.
Any way one looks at it, though, the cartoon puts a pretty low value on invertebrates, which does rather annoy. Invertebrates are opisthokonts, too! (Not that there is anything wrong with not being an opisthokont....)
Posted by: Opisthokont | January 3, 2008 10:08 AM
Amoebas can put up one heck of a fight, as many travellers can attest.
Posted by: QrazyQat | January 3, 2008 10:53 AM
Minnesotans read the bible a little bit differently, apparently.
http://www.dailymole.com/wordpress/2008/01/03/spotted-church-sign-dowling-avenue-north-minneapolis/
Posted by: bernarda | January 3, 2008 11:52 AM
I heard that a jellyfish was once elected to Congress, but had to resign over a corruption scandal that was brought to light in a sting operation.
Bob
Posted by: Bob O'H | January 3, 2008 12:21 PM
Though the worm looks like a harmless oligocheate, I would have to say there are plenty of polycheate annelids that would put up a good fight if your tried handling them.
Posted by: Shaggy Maniac | January 3, 2008 12:35 PM
Yeah. Leeches. They're vicious. I would have to agree. Worms would put up a good fight.
Posted by: scrabcake | January 3, 2008 2:10 PM
Leeches, dung beetles, aphids . . .
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