Non-Darwinian Bananas

Sigh. Even as a creationist this is an extremely weak/silly argument. I get what he is trying to lead into but it still is crazy ineffective.

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WHen this one made the rounds a while back, one wag christened this as argumentum ad bananum which I think nicely describes the silliness that the teleological fallacy leads people to.

Saw this one before. It's really a classic

If all you can pull out of the air for your argument is "this fruit is easy to eat" then you're seriously in trouble.

Grrr - at work and can't hear what he's saying. Anyone up for a synopsis?

Jeffery Rowland on Kirk Cameron.

What makes this video even funnier is that apparently wild bananas aren't like that. They're basically an almost inedible mass of seeds. It took a lot of unnatural selection to make bananas the way they are.

Not only that, but modern bananas (the Cavendish variety) are experiencing a fair degree of trouble thanks to the breeding that went into them. Some researchers even believe the monoculture effect is about to bring about an end to the modern banana.

From New Scientist, 13 May, 2006:

...the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that wild banana species are rapidly going extinct as Indian forests are destroyed, while many traditional farmers' varieties are also disappearing. It could take a global effort to save the bananas' gene pool.
In fact many of the genes that could save the Cavendish may already have been lost, says NeBambi Lutaladio, a plant scientist at the FAO's headquarters in Rome, Italy. One variety that contains genes that resist black sigatoka survives as a single plant in the botanical gardens of Calcutta, he says.

Which would be bad thing, as well a stab at the heart of Rowland's use of the banana as proof of God.

What do these simpletons think when they look at a durian or a pineapple?
Are they not part of the same creation? If so, why are they so goddamn difficult to hold, open, and eat?

Sometimes I wish I wasn't so moral. It would be so easy to take advantage of these morons.
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This is OLD news. I heard this one a year or more ago, via this parody I saw; for which I provide the link here.

The
banana...
 

1. is
   perfectly shaped to fit the human hand.
2. has a point
   at its top for ease of entry.
3. is curved
   towards the vagina to make the penetration process easy.
4. has a tab
   at the bottom to hold and control the motion of the banana when
   completely inserted.
5. just like
   the human penis, it is perfectly shaped for the human vagina.
6. if held so
   that its curve is pointed upward after insertion, it hits the G-Spot
   perfectly!
7. has a soft
   wrapper so that the delicate lining of the vagina isn't scraped.
8. has a
   non-slip surface so that you won't lose control of the device while enjoying
   the ride.  (Women, how much do you like it when your man's penis
   keeps slipping out?)
9. has
   outward indicators of inward content.  Green bananas are the
   hardest, which women seem to prefer, and are required to attain the best
   penetration.  Yellow lets you know that it's getting softer and may
   not be useful for much longer.  Black lets you know that it's a far
   too late to be put in your vagina.  (How many women want a limp,
   mushy penis anyway?)  Keep in mind that these color codes also indicate
   if the banana is suitable for eating.  Just like a vigorous weight
   training workout, overuse of the banana for sexual gratification will
   deplete the body of energy, as well as cause muscle cramps.  Ever
   get a leg (or other body part) cramp during or after sex?  You
   sweat, lose body fluids, and get dehydrated.  Ask anyone with
   knowledge of human physiology and nutrition and you'll learn quickly
   that the banana is the perfect recovery food!
10. has a
    protective covering to prevent vaginal matter (or fecal matter, in the case
    of god's homosexual children) from spoiling the fruit inside.
11. has a tab
    at the bottom to facilitate removal of its wrapper.
12. is
    perforated on its wrapper for easy peeling.
13. has a
    bio-degradable wrapper for post-coital disposal.
14. is
    pleasing to taste buds as well as the vagina.
15. has a high
    potassium content, which quickly alleviates muscle cramps.
16. has a high
    caloric and carbohydrate content to refuel the body after sexual
    exertion.

Comfort's Wikipedia entry says, "On the Atheist web podcast "The Hellbound Alleee Show", Comfort admitted that 'the banana thing's kind of tongue in cheek; no-one should really take it too seriously' and conceded the argument to his atheist interviewers after they pointed out that the modern-day banana is a product of selective breeding."