Theme songs for creationists

One of the perks of this blogging gig is that Roy Zimmerman sends me his CDs—you want it just for the songs Creation Science 101 and Intelligent Design, although the rest is toe-tapping good, too.

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As a fan of Roy Zimmerman — I've mentioned his Creation Science 101 before, among other lovely songs about the modern world — I have two revelations for you. If you're a guitar player, he has released a short clip that is a tutorial on how to play Creation Science 101. There are fingerings and keys…

More along the same vein: MC Hawking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hawking

Music video for the song, "What We Need More of Is Science"
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/233937

"I'm a disciple of science
I know the universe is compliance with natural laws,
but many place reliance on the psuedo-science of quacks and
morons and fools because,
their educations deficient,
they put faith in omniscient,
make believe beings who control their fate,
but the Hawk aint with it, dig it,
their Holy writ aint the least bit legit,
its a bunch of bullshit."

By eisenreich (not verified) on 23 Oct 2006 #permalink

Have you ever heard the "Monkey Song"? Now that's some great propaganda. I have a copy of it from an older WFMU collection if anyone wants it.

"It seems so unbelievable/
And yet they say that it's true/
They're teaching our children in school now/
That humans were monkeys once, too."

...etc.

Just because we're all on scienceblogs doesn't mean we all agree with each other.

I find their weak, wimpy sympathies for religion to be craven; they find my vigorous and consistent application of scientific rigor to the supernatural intimidating.

"The Monkey Song", and the flip, "The Ecumenical Movement", by the young Crystal Bernard and her sister Robin (their father was an evangelist). Still online, along with the rest of the "365 Days" project of oddball music -- some of which is very good, others so very bad. Bookmark it; there's great stuff there.

damn you PZ! I wanted you to reply that we're all supposed to agree on all matters, as all scientists of course do! But then you go off and provide an able defense of your own view. Mmmmm, craveny.

Which reminds me...the other sciencebloggers also tremble in dread of my savage sarcasm. It's all fear and envy on their part, of course.

Richard Clayton wrote in the talk.origins newsgroup:

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about that physics bunk
Don't know much about the math I flunked

But I do know evolution ain't true
And if you'd let your preacher think for you
What a wonderful world this could be!

Don't know much about astronomy
Don't know much anthropology
Don't know much about the fossil signs
Can't tell you how to measure "design"

But I do know that the Bible's true
And if we make the schools teach it too
What a wonderful world this could be!

I don't want to come from no monkey,
I'm not down from no tree!
Because if maybe we come from some monkey
We're just glorified chim-pan-zees!

Astronomy
Biology
Physics bunk
Math I flunked

But I do know evolution ain't true
And if you'd let your preacher think for you
What a wonderful world this could be!
--
(Profuse apologies to Sam Cook.)

We need someone to write "Working in a Quote Mine"
and "Woke Up This Morning" (think Tony Soprano).

By Michael Hopkins (not verified) on 23 Oct 2006 #permalink

A kind of ant "monkey song" is Ray Davis' ape man:

'Cos compared to the flowers
and the birds and the trees
I am an ape man

For a good anti-creationist anthem, do not pass up Springsteen's "Part Man, Part Monkey".

Tell them soul sucking preachers
to come down and see,
part man, part monkey,
Baby, that's me.

Good bass line from Max and Garry, too.

my own personal favorite anti-creationist lyric is from
Marvin Gaye's old 60s hit Aint That Peculiar probably written by Smokey Robinson

You tell me lies that should be obvious to me.

But I'm so much in love with you, baby, 'til I dont want to see

That things you do and say are designed to make me blue

I'ts a doggone shame my love for you makes all your lies seem true

Well, if the truth make love last longer

Why do lies make my love stronger?

Well, ain't that peculiar

A peculiarity

Ain't that peculiar

As peculiar as can be

By brightmoon (not verified) on 24 Oct 2006 #permalink

Know a lot about history

Know a lot about biology

Know a lot about that science book

Also passed the French I took

So I do know evolution's true

and if your preacher thinks for you

What a horrible world this would be!

WITH NO APOLOGIES TO SAM COOKE ....btw after 40+ years, we miss you, Sam

By brightmoon (not verified) on 24 Oct 2006 #permalink

Why can "Creationists" &/or "Intelligent Design" advocates 'solve' Sudoku Number Puzzles so quickly? THEY JUST PUT A "G" IN ALL THE EMPTY SQUARES; it's just a matter of faith you know! It's the same method creationists resort to in trying to prove their unsustainable "intelligent design theory". They just assume all gaps in current understanding and/or knowledge regarding evolution must be filled with a (G=god) solution. Saves them having to think and question I suppose; blind faith, a refuge for the feeble-minded!

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