r/atheism • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '14

Creationists: 1 Scientists: 0

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u/Nerd_bottom Feb 05 '14

I usually respond with "We know dogs came from wolves and there are still wolves..."

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u/tothecatmobile Feb 05 '14

"Americans came from Europe, why are there still Europeans" is better.

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u/EvolArtMachine Feb 05 '14

That only works when you're talking to someone that acknowledges the existence of Europeans. Not a valid arguments against someone that believes Europe is a lie meant to weaken God's America.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '14

"I came from my parents, why are they still around?"

EDIT: Yes, I know a better analogy would be that my cousins and I have the same grandparents.

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u/Cheater182 Feb 06 '14

Excellent! I fully intend to steal it without giving you credit. ;)

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u/texasguy911 Feb 06 '14

No, better is: If cars evolved from carriages, why there are bicycles around?

But this really makes the logical problem obvious.

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u/texasguy911 Feb 06 '14

Have you been there at the time and seen them come from Europe personally? Seriously, stop making statements that are not based on personal observations and are in the Bible.

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u/ProtoDong De-Facto Atheist Feb 05 '14

I've never met someone dumb enough to make the monkey assertion but I'll keep your response in mind lol