If evolution were true..
If evolution were true.. and Charles Darwin was one of the first people to put wheels on an office chair, then why are there still office chairs without wheels?
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I take it this is just a poke at religious people who always say, "If evolution is true and men evolved from apes, then why are there still apes?"
Athena
Level 8
July 2, 2019
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Lol, yes.. it's exactly that.
It seemed obvious that was what you meant by it, but there seems to be much misunderstanding here.
@Athena Lol, yeah.. I guess sarcasm doesn't translate well without an eyeroll emoji or something? I don't know.
I've never seen this before. People here are pretty sharp. Must have been something in the wording.
I think you're missing a few wheels off your chair.
PondartIncbendog
Level 8
July 1, 2019
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What about a tracked mutation for field researchers to use?
Sofabeast
Level 7
July 1, 2019
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Too much inbreeding for specific traits leading to a lack of genetic diversity. They've adapted to very specific environments, but aren't flexible enough with their genetic code to rise to the top of the chair-chain.
@FatherOfNyx Now I want one!
"If evolution were true."
What are you doing on Agnostic.com? Join a Christian website instead.
LiterateHiker
Level 9
July 1, 2019
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Do their members get sarcasm there?
Is he a believer? I checked his profile... It says agnostic...
@Cutiebeauty Lol, I am not a believer. This whole post was made as a joke. I put it in the "silly" category.. but for some reason my posts have been moving to "general & hellos".
I just thought it was interesting to learn Darwin was one of the first people to install wheels on an office chair and then was suprised that I've never seen a believer make this argument in seriousness.
@FatherOfNyx it's in the silly group...
@Cutiebeauty I moved it back. Last few posts I made, for some reason they wander into "general & hello" and I have to edit them back into the right section.
@FatherOfNyx yes, that's been a bug for awhile...
That's a good question... but totally answerable. It takes a deeper understanding of the full theory of evolution. In your simplified example, imagine there are 1000 factories making these chairs, in 100 countries. Some people in unknown lands, have gravel floors in their weird offices, amd rolling office chairs are just down-right impractical there, despite the upgrade seeming like the bee's knees to us. So...some factories, in weird places, never put the wheels on and never needed them, and their product continued to sell just fine in their market. That's evolution, with the wrinkle of "bio-diversity".
APaleBlueDot
Level 7
July 1, 2019
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But chairs with wheels, even on gravel, would be able to find food easier and be more fit for survival.. since survival of the fittest is the one and only driving force of evolution.
Unless.. the chairs were... created.
@FatherOfNyx That's genius man. Simply genius. You've got this philosophy thing down pat.
@APaleBlueDot Thank you, thank you.. I'll be here all week.
I actually just learned this about Darwin. I guess he added wheels to his chair so he could move from specimen to specimen faster. Surprised a creationist hasn't used this argument in seriousness.
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen some office chairs with all season, mud and snow, off road wheels.
My niece, while doing field work in Antarctica has noted the emergence of desk chairs with what appears to be tiny,Omni directional skis.
@FatherOfNyx walking would be easier than using a chair with wheels on gravel... You're trying to force fit your idea with this...
does the answer have something to do with a banana?
JeffMesser
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July 1, 2019
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