Pheobe Debates The Theory of Evolution

Original scene from the show... Friends. ^ | NA | NA

[Mr.Atos]

I was just lisening to Medved debating Creationism with Athiests on the air. I found it interesting that while Medved argued his side quite effectively from the standpoint of faith, his opponents resorted to condescension and beliitled him with statements like, "when it rains, is that God crying?" I was reminded of the best (at least most amusing)debate that I have ever heard on the subject of Creationism vs Evolution, albeit a fictional setting. It occurred on the show, Friends of all places between the characters Pheobe (The Hippy) and Ross (The Paleontologist). It went like this...

Pheebs: Okay...it's very faint, but I can still sense him in the building...GO INTO THE LIGHT MR. HECKLES!!

Ross: Whoa, whoa, whoa. What, uh, you don't believe in evolution? Pheebs: Nah. Not really. Ross: You don't believe in evolution? Pheebs: I don't know. It's just, ya know, monkeys, Darwin, ya know, it's a, it's a nice story. I just think it's a little too easy.

Ross: Uh, excuse me. Evolution is not for you to buy, Phoebe. Evolution is scientific fact. Like, like, the air we breathe, like gravity... Pheebs: Uh, okay, don't get me started on gravity.

Ross: You uh, you don't believe in gravity? Pheebs: Well, it's not so much that ya know, like I don't *believe* in it, ya know. It's just...I don't know. Lately I get the feeling that I'm not so much being pulled down, as I am being pushed.

Ross: How can you NOT BELIEVE in evolution? Pheebs: [shrugs] I unh-huh...Look at this funky shirt!!

Ross: Well, there ya go. Pheebs: Huh. So now, the REAL question is: who put those fossils there, and why...?

Ross: OPPOSABLE THUMBS!! Without evolution, how do YOU explain OPPOSABLE THUMBS?!? Pheebs: Maybe the overlords needed them to steer their spacecrafts!

Pheebs: Uh-oh! Scary Scientist Man!

Pheebs: Okay, Ross? Could you just open your mind like, *this* much?? Okay? Now wasn't there a time when the brightest minds in the world believed that the Earth was flat? And up until what, like, fifty years ago, you all thought the atom was the smallest thing, until you split it open, and this like, whole mess o' crap came out! Now, are you telling me that you are so unbelievably arrogant that you can't admit that there's a teeny, tiny possibility that you could be wrong about this?!?

Pheebs: I can't believe you caved. Ross: What? Pheebs: You just ABANDONED your whole belief system! I mean, before, I didn't agree with you, but at least I respected you. Ross: But uh.. Pheebs: Yeah...how...how are you gonna go in to work tomorrow? How...how are you gonna face the other science guys? How...how are you gonna face yourself? Oh! [Ross runs away dejected] Pheebs: That was fun. So who's hungry?

[RoughDobermann]

I don't think this is the Phoebe from the thread, but thanks anyway.

Yes, I know it's not, but any excuse to post that picture shall be taken, darnit!By the way, what exactlly does 'ese' mean. A literal translation?

I think the literal translation is 'that,' but what do I know... I don't speak Spanish.

[f.Christian]

baited trapped science thrashing evolution placemaker !

[ALS]

[Buck W.]

Evolution and religious faith coexist quite nicely, despite the zealotry of both sides.

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[Mr.Atos]

Don't pat your backs too hard...

...You might cough up your own foot.

[Mr.Atos]

Evolution and religious faith coexist quite nicely, despite the zealotry of both sides.

Well put!

[ALS]

Obviously, you two haven't been to the crevo threads.

[f.Christian]

science nightmare rem (( deep sleep )) evolution placemaker !

[Mr.Atos]

you two haven't been to the crevo threads.

No I hadn't. Just did the search and found it. Thank you...

...from both of me!??

[george wythe]

Did he get into his theory on how Venus blew out of Mars, came and bounced off the earth, and then took up the most perfectly circular orbit of all the planets -- all about 3000 years ago?

LOL!

You're wicked

[f.Christian]

There are two medveds !

[Junior]

Not pinging me? I'm insulted! Especially as we're talkin' ol' Teddy here.

[george wythe]

There are plenty of zealots on FR. Get ready to be taken to task for stating the obvious.

[Havisham]

Creationism vs Evolution

The debate boils down to is "origin of cause"

In looking at this if you go back to the start, taken logicaly evolution must assume there is no origin of cause... the universe started from a spontaneous effect

Eternal cause vs Spontaneous effect

I find belief in spontaneous effect more supernatural &
illogical then belief in a eternal cause

Thank you tophat9000 (since we're doing away with punctuation altogether ;) )

[ALS]

Origins by Alamo-Girl

[Havisham]

Ese is L.A. vato slang. It's a filler word but in standard Spanish grammar it means 'that', or 'which'. Its vato usage is but another annoying aspect of L.A. Mexicans' Spanish and English illiteracy. (I'm Mex-Am)

[Mr.Atos]

Interesting link. I will look it over tonight when I have more time. Perhaps I will even turn off the TV to do it.

[itzmygun]

(from Futurama)
Professor: Fry, scientists renamed Uranus to do away once and for all with that stupid joke.
Fry: What's it called now?
Professor: Urectum.

[ALS]

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