Art as Propaganda for Evolution

CEH ^ | April 10, 2009

[count-your-change]

To a degree, yes. Showing Jesus and the disciples sitting at a table for the last supper is a bit silly despite the stature of the artist.

However making a painting of Jesus when his exact appearance is not known is less bothersome since it's not to illustrate his appearance but his presence in the scene.
Other religious painting might contain anachronisms deliberately placed due to the style of the times and no one mistakes the intention of the artist or his work, the desire to explain a historical event in a more modern setting.

Quite a bit different are illustrations where appearance/shape/form IS the story. When a feathered dinosaur is shown in a drawing it is the possession and placement of the feathers on a particular animal that is being touted as fact by means of the illustration.

When a caveman is shown dark skinned and naked it these qualities that being offered as a picture of a very likely reality.

That's deceptive and propaganda.

[count-your-change]

It was understood then and it is understood now that the Creation painting uses symbolism to illustrate concepts that cannot be shown literally, God with a long white beard, (a father of mature wisdom, worthy of respect), vs. Adam beardless (inexperienced, child-like innocence).

Using this painting to show how clean a shave Adam had in a razor blade commercial, say, would be quite the contrary.

Really and truly, You do grasp how symbolism is used, yes?

[tpanther]

You don't have to defend what you're saying if you never really said anything.

Absolutely a riot coming from one who never says a thing!

[tpanther]

Well good, that settles it then. I came right out and said that Haekel was a full-on racist.-GGG

That’s fine.

Do you agree with the author’s assesment that the use of images is used to evoke an emotional response, rather than present a reasoned argument?

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Conversely, evos utilize images to propogate their propoganda, while stomping on reaoned arguments AND elicit an emotional response, like Sarah Palin riding a dinosaur comes to mind.

[Wacka]

So then where is the photo showing the embryos of these animals at these stages to show that they are not similar?

All you do is state they are fake. Where is the proof that they are fake? Just because you say so?

There is a very good exhibit of all the stages of human development at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago. Before you complain, they were all from miscarriages (as stated clearly in the exhibit)

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[tacticalogic]

When explanations start coming out that tortured, or questions only get answered with personal attacks and insults then something went wrong further up stream.

[tpanther]

Indeed.

[tacticalogic]

Indeed.

Now the question is, what went wrong that's causing the personal attacks and insults?

[count-your-change]

Ahhh....you've lost me with the deep subtlety of your comment.

[tpanther]

Ahhh....you’ve lost me with the deep subtlety of your comment.

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hehe...the personal attacks were in place when I showed up but not how tacticalogic wants to pretend.

[tacticalogic]

hehe...the personal attacks were in place when I showed up but not how tacticalogic wants to pretend.

None of them were mine.

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[tpanther]

But which ones get a free pass and which one’s cause you grief?

[tacticalogic]

But which ones get a free pass and which one’s cause you grief?

I tend to pay more attention to comments that are addressed to me. I don't think that's unusual.

[tacticalogic]

Ahhh....you've lost me with the deep subtlety of your comment.

You lost me with the deep subtleties of you explanations. You seem to have found a distinction without a difference.

[count-your-change]

Evolutionist, Darwinist, Temple of Darwinism, Fabulist. I see what you mean: all distinctions without difference.

[tacticalogic]

Evolutionist, Darwinist, Temple of Darwinism, Fabulist. I see what you mean: all distinctions without difference.

Did you have any interest in discussing the use of art and imagery as propaganda?

[Liberty Valance]

I'm crestfallen.

[count-your-change]

My interest is in the subject of the posted article, Art as Propaganda for Evolution.
If you’d like to join in instead of vague efforts to make the article about religious images (”Do you have the same objections to religious imagery?), etc., why, just go ahead.