OK. I know this video is pretty old and has probably been debunked and discredited a million times all over the web, but because of how ridiculous it is, I just have to put my two cents in.
Click to view Ray Comfort's proof of God's existence; the banana.
Really? A banana? That's the best we have for evidence of design and the existence of God?
Below are several of Ray's arguments as to why the banana clearly had to have been the product of design (please note I didn't pick every single point, just some of the more interesting/ridiculous ones):
1. It has ridges that make it easy to grip with the human hand.
2. It has a tab at the top for easy opening.
3. It shaped like the human mouth, easy to digest and points towards the human mouth.
Ray's explanation falls short on so many levels.
He claims that the fact that the banana has ridges and easily fits the human hand is evidence of design. Is it possible that, given a human's understanding or patterns, humans decided to hold the banana in a way that made it easier to eat and not because it is "supposed" to be held that way by design? Also, is the watermelon then evidence against design or existence of God? Holding and eating a watermelon in one, or even two hands, is quite a challenge.
Ray also claims that the banana has a tab on top for easy opening. Again, why is this a design feature of the banana and not just a clever pattern that humans have found over the years for opening one? Is the pineapple or the coconut evidence against design? I love pineapple and coconut, but they're not exactly easy to open. If they were, in fact, designed, they were designed very poorly from the ease of opening perspective.
Lastly, Mr. Comfort claims that the banana being shaped like the human mouth, easy to digest and pointing towards the human mouth are evidence of design. Well, I can think of several other orifices that the banana could fit in, but that doesn't mean they were designed to go in any of them. As far as digestion is concerned, insoluble fiber from plants is a regular part of the human diet, however this fiber cannot possibly be digested. Is this then evidence that plants were not designed? Lastly, if I hold a banana backwards to eat it, is that evidence against design? Rather than due to design, I think it more likely that holding a banana towards the face is a pattern that human beings have discovered that makes bananas easier to eat. Nothing more.
Again, sorry for posting such an old video, but I find this to be particularly absurd. Comments are welcome.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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