Evolution Schmevolution
Just finished watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Evolution Schmevolution series from last week. The "special report" from the Daily Show sought arbitrate the debate between evolution and intelligent design in America. Of course, it was done in typical Daily Show fashion.
The "special report" ran four days last week. If you missed it, you can download it via the following torrent links: Sept. 12, Sept. 13, Sept. 14 and Sept. 15.
"Why are we here? And how did we get here? Not here necessarily, but HERE! For most of human history the answer took the form of what were called creation myths -- traditional stories explaining our origins. They tended to follow a basic template. Typically a deity, either animalistic, anthropomorphic, or bearded, engages in some mystical, wonderous process, that eventually produces the misshapen progenitors of the human race -- an thus becomes man. These myths comforted man, by allowing him to laugh at other cultures creation myths. For instance, the Aztecs say we were dug out of the earth by a giant pig. Everyone knows we sprouted from the heavenly ear of corn."
The "special report" ran four days last week. If you missed it, you can download it via the following torrent links: Sept. 12, Sept. 13, Sept. 14 and Sept. 15.
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