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Pheobe Debates The Theory of Evolution
Original scene from the show... Friends. ^
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Posted on 07/24/2003 1:55:39 PM PDT by 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?
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To: ALS
Why ...
on a level fair playing field evos can not win !
The public is balking over their illegal established monopoly - charade - HOAX !
Moon rocks -- worthless !
Evos (( chance - luck )) have no science (( design - certainity )) to hawk ---
they only have fakes -- knockoffs and to keep the top shelf to themselves they have to keep switching the labels and bashing the name brands ...
even the founding fathers and all they worked for !
It's survival of lies - deceit - tyranny now !
America held hostage -- hitler's shock trops -- bunker !
561
posted on
07/28/2003 4:02:31 PM PDT
by
f.Christian
(evolution vs intelligent design ... science3000 ... designeduniverse.com --- * architecture * !)
To: VadeRetro
here we go..
Posted by conservababeJen to ALS; Alamo-Girl
On News/Activism ^ 07/28/2003 1:03 AM CDT #275 of 560 ^
Amazing Creatures ^
Posted by VadeRetro to Right Wing Professor; conservababeJen
On The Smokey Backroom ^ 06/08/2003 11:09 PM EDT #1,175 of 1,186
Should anyone ask who hit the button on conservababblerJen for 1156, it was I. At least, I was one.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/952079/posts?page=275#275
562
posted on
07/28/2003 4:03:09 PM PDT
by
ALS
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To: ALS
You can't prove the first and the 2nd was already shown to be you. Wrong thread. (Never mind that I "got the thread deleted" back in early June when I hit the abuse button on C-Jen's absolutely vile behavior.) July, not June. Who do you think you're fooling?
To: ALS
Kinda hard to still be posting on 7-02 to a thread that was pulled the night of 6-08, isn't it? How will you brazen this one?
To: VadeRetro
565
posted on
07/28/2003 4:09:15 PM PDT
by
ALS
(http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
To: Junior; PatrickHenry; longshadow
They mock Bible believers and suggest that their "scientific" theories are superior to the Word of God. Actually, we state that scientific theories are superior to some folks interpretations of the the Word of God. There is a significant difference between this and what you posted. However, I'm beginning to dispair of certain folks being able to discern such nuances.
And, I don't attack "Bible believers;" I believe in the Bible. However, I have a sore spot for fundamentalists and their particularly narrow view of Scripture. Chalk it up to having grown up Catholic in the South.
Junior,
I wonder if you see the irony of feeling the need to address this then. I bet PH and Longshadow do. (they'll never admit it though ;)
To: VadeRetro
567
posted on
07/28/2003 4:10:43 PM PDT
by
ALS
(http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
To: ALS; Alamo-Girl; betty boop
methinks YOU need to ask YOURSELF that question http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/952079/posts?page=220#220 I guess I just don't appreciate real science. Oh, well! Onward Christian So-o-oldiers! Out for a few hours.
To: VadeRetro
re:551
You called me a liar, I called you a liar for calling me a liar.
You went on to claim I was a liar for calling you a liar and here we are.
you do plan on grwoing up some day, right?
569
posted on
07/28/2003 4:13:45 PM PDT
by
ALS
(http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
To: VadeRetro
another runner for darwin
dropping like flies tonight
570
posted on
07/28/2003 4:14:18 PM PDT
by
ALS
(http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
To: ALS
When the evo cult couldn't off you for a minor quote confusion on their part ... RWP got caught in the crossfire and ran --- now they want to blame his cowardice and cheap theatrics on you !
The evo mo ... major lies - liars --- choking on trivia - posturing --- hucksters for dark side !
571
posted on
07/28/2003 4:15:34 PM PDT
by
f.Christian
(evolution vs intelligent design ... science3000 ... designeduniverse.com --- * architecture * !)
To: f.Christian
grasping at waterfalls in the deaththrow of life
572
posted on
07/28/2003 4:16:40 PM PDT
by
ALS
(http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
To: Aric2000
"Magna-tractionless trolls" placemarker.
573
posted on
07/28/2003 4:19:43 PM PDT
by
Junior
(Killed a six pack ... just to watch it die.)
PatrickHenry remains aloof!
574
posted on
07/28/2003 4:22:58 PM PDT
by
PatrickHenry
(Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
To: Junior
grow up junior
575
posted on
07/28/2003 4:23:27 PM PDT
by
ALS
(http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
To: VadeRetro
"Monkey spanks!" The boy's branching out in an effort to raise the level of discourse on these threads. Nah! He just watches too much Beavis and Butthead - maybe he aspires to their "greatness".
576
posted on
07/28/2003 4:24:42 PM PDT
by
balrog666
(Religions change; beer and wine remain.)
To: balrog666
577
posted on
07/28/2003 4:26:42 PM PDT
by
ALS
(http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
To: balrog666
578
posted on
07/28/2003 4:28:23 PM PDT
by
ALS
(http://designeduniverse.com Featuring original works by FR's finest . contact me to add yours!)
To: VadeRetro
Interestingly, while ALS made a show of 'apologizing' to me for his behavior, he's still got the 'not a professor' thang going on his web-site. And he's still lying about it. Proof is
here.
To: Right Wing Professor
Do you call abortionists doctors too ?
580
posted on
07/28/2003 4:31:38 PM PDT
by
f.Christian
(evolution vs intelligent design ... science3000 ... designeduniverse.com --- * architecture * !)
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