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Darwin: Jesus’ archrival?
Written by-Zach- 
The thought entered my mind when I was driving and noticed a Darwin-fishwithlegs on the back of a Prius (stereotypical…yes, I know). I’ve seen them a thousand times, but this time it struck me differently. I thought, “Wait. What’s really going on here?”
It’s obviously a play off of the Christian fish we so often see on the roads. At first it’s kind of funny; in a creative way. But what is it really saying?
This idea is first suggesting that this person is not a Christian and proud of it. Proud to have Darwin as his/her…..moral teacher?? …See my point? As if Darwin and Jesus are competing for recognition in the same arena. To me, this is outlandish and ignorant.
1. Jesus wasn’t a biologist.
2. Darwin wasn’t a moral teacher or a Savior.
3. Christianity is not a theory
4. Darwinism is not a religion.
My second thought about it was, “what is the purpose of this?” Obviously this person doesn’t follow Darwin as a moral teacher or Savior. This person is actually just saying that he/she is more advanced, and more evolved than the Christian; that a Christian is a lower life-form than a Darwinist. Yikes. That’s a slippery slope.
This was the most interesting part of it all. Why might you ask? It’s because right underneath this Darwin-fishwithlegs was this bumpersticker:
A Coexist bumper sticker. An idea in which tries to promote natural human equality and living in unprejudiced harmony with each other. Ah ha ..what a hypocrite. The very fact that you think that people who have a certain belief (Christians) are of a lower life-form proves to me you actually believe quite the opposite. Caught red-handed by yours truly.
Next time you decide to spend $300 on random, liberal bumper stickers to cover the backend of your Prius, think about what you are really saying , otherwise you could end up being the subject of my next article.
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Great post! Recently found your blog….very interesting!
Hi.
Just wanted to point out a few little queries I have.
Firstly, lets get back to basics. I agree with you on one thing, the sticker indicates that the person is not Christian.
I am led to this conclusion because the person has chosen to accept that Darwin’s Theory of evolution or ‘natural selection’ is a unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life.
The theory is based around he premise that favorable heritable trait’s in a species are passed on and cause the organism to become more adapted and survive more readily in its environment than those with less favorable traits.
Given, simply the nature of his theory, it is quite apparent that those in this school of belief feel there is no divine power who simply ‘put’ humans on Earth.
Therefore, a belief in natural selection, indicates a complete disbelief in a “moral teacher and Saviour” and this consequently leads me to point out that your statement;
“Proud to have Darwin as his/her…..moral teacher?? …See my point? As if Darwin and Jesus are competing for recognition in the same arena. To me, this is outlandish and ignorant.”
is not only irrelevant but ironically, quite ignorant.
I would also like to point out a presumption you have made;
“This person is actually just saying that he/she is more advanced, and more evolved than the Christian; that a Christian is a lower life-form than a Darwinist.”
Like you, this Prius driver is obviously quite proud of their Darwinist beliefs, just as you are of your Christian beliefs. Leaving aside your lack of evidence for this assumption and the fact that the Ichthys fish has had other meanings, including a sign of fertility and femininity (Women And Religion: Sexism In The Christian Tradition (1997) ) long before it became a Christian symbol, you presume that the owner is making a statement that they are ‘more advanced and more evolved’ than their Christian counterparts. Unless they see the ability to function without the belief of a ‘Saviour and moral teacher’ as you so eloquently put it, as a favorable evolutionary trait, this statement is not only presumptuous but also leads me to point out that the application of stereotypes is a fundamental part of what causes humans incapacity to COEXIST.
Hence, your inability to look past your presumptions has in fact furthered the inability to coexist with those who choose not to have the same belief structure as yourself.
I do not claim that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is the be all and end all. I simply wanted to show that when you decide to slander ones beliefs you need to back up your statements with if not evidence at least logic.
I welcome any rebuttal.
Thank you
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