There's the good and there's the bad
1/08/2009 | 2:36 PM | Evolved Rationalist
Normally, I would never consider putting anything concerning iguanas or any lizard-like creature in the 'awesome' category, but it seems like I'll have to make an exception for the pink iguanas recently discovered at the Galapalagos. They do look ugly (in b4 flames), but they are simply EPIC FUCKING WIN because they may provide evidence of species divergence far earlier Darwin's famous finches. If this isn't pure awesomeness, I don't know what is.
tl;dr: THE IGUANAS HAVE MAD DIVERGENCE SKILLZ, GUISE!
Remember, kids: Sometimes monsters a creature than looks a little scary could be your weapon against creationists.
Now for the anti-lulz. This quote from William Lane Craig shows us the depravity and anti-human attitudes associated with modern Christian apologetics:
So whom does God wrong in commanding the destruction of the Canaanites? Not the Canaanite adults, for they were corrupt and deserving of judgement. Not the children, for they inherit eternal life. So who is wronged? Ironically, I think the most difficult part of this whole debate is the apparent wrong done to the Israeli soldiers themselves. Can you imagine what it would be like to have to break into some house and kill a terrified woman and her children? The brutalizing effect on these Israeli soldiers is disturbing.So, those Israeli soldiers decided to not only kill innocent people but also their consciences because of what some sky-daddy supposedly said. Although the whole story is nothing more than a myth, the fact that people can think this way and be a 'respected Christian apologist' should send alarm bells ringing.
Are you recoiling in horror? There's more:
So the problem isn't that God ended the Canaanites' lives. The problem is that He commanded the Israeli soldiers to end them. Isn't that like commanding someone to commit murder? No, it's not. Rather, since our moral duties are determined by God's commands, it is commanding someone to do something which, in the absence of a divine command, would have been murder. The act was morally obligatory for the Israeli soldiers in virtue of God's command, even though, had they undertaken it on their on initiative, it would have been wrong.The murder of the Canaanites wasn't a problem, folks. It wasn't a probl-
*faints*
tl:dr: Murder is AWWRIGHT if god says so! Fuck ethics,
Also, fuck the appeasers. When faced with fucking dangerous ideas like the above, not speaking out seems a lot worse than potentially offending the religious. Sometimes it is our duty to speak out - for the good of the human race, for the lulz, and for great justice.
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