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Disclaimer: This is not supposed to mean evolutionary biologists are hostile to any contrary evidence. It’s a joke. I hate to have to include this, but I know if I don’t this comic will get picked up by some creationist site as proof that we’re all dogmatic Darwinists. Actually, that’s probably going to happen anyway, so oh well.
Sep 06 2009
Darwin finds the best evidence against his theory
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Jonathan
September 6, 2009 at 1:35 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
This is delicious.
Jonathan
September 6, 2009 at 8:35 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
This is delicious.
teachingsapiens
September 6, 2009 at 1:41 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Professor Oakes! NOOOO!
teachingsapiens
September 6, 2009 at 8:41 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Professor Oakes! NOOOO!
Mike Brownstein
September 6, 2009 at 1:43 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Darwin's got a mean right hook…How about Jesus and Darwin fight 10 rounds at Indiana Live September 27th?
Mike Brownstein
September 6, 2009 at 8:43 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Darwin’s got a mean right hook…How about Jesus and Darwin fight 10 rounds at Indiana Live September 27th?
¡revulo!
September 6, 2009 at 1:59 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ahahaha! Brilliant!Reminds me of this comic, which touched on a similar subject: http://www.jeffschuetze.com/2009/02/17/jefbot121_origin-of-specious/
¡revulo!
September 6, 2009 at 8:59 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ahahaha! Brilliant!Reminds me of this comic, which touched on a similar subject: http://www.jeffschuetze.com/20…
Veritas
September 6, 2009 at 2:35 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
So….what does Darwin evolve into?
Veritas
September 6, 2009 at 9:35 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
So….what does Darwin evolve into?
Mike Brownstein
September 6, 2009 at 3:23 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Veritas, the bigger question is which stone do you use to make Darwin evolve?
Mike Brownstein
September 6, 2009 at 10:23 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Veritas, the bigger question is which stone do you use to make Darwin evolve?
Veritas
September 6, 2009 at 3:29 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Mike: That depends on what you want him to evolve into. If you want him to evolve into Darwinzard, you use the Fire Crystal. If you want him to evolve into Electrodarwin, you use the Shock Crystal.
Fuck, it's been too long since I played a Pokemon game, I don't think that makes much pokesense at all. Pika!
Veritas
September 6, 2009 at 10:29 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Mike: That depends on what you want him to evolve into. If you want him to evolve into Darwinzard, you use the Fire Crystal. If you want him to evolve into Electrodarwin, you use the Shock Crystal.Fuck, it’s been too long since I played a Pokemon game, I don’t think that makes much pokesense at all. Pika!
Joé McKen
September 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
… Pokémon … overload … regressing into … early childhood … aaaaaargh … *zzzt*
Other than that, fine comic as usual, Jen. Though I didn't know Darwin to be so vain about his theory as to knock someone out should he disprove it … ;-)
Joé McKen
September 6, 2009 at 11:03 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
… Pokémon … overload … regressing into … early childhood … aaaaaargh … *zzzt*Other than that, fine comic as usual, Jen. Though I didn’t know Darwin to be so vain about his theory as to knock someone out should he disprove it … ;-)
Veritas
September 6, 2009 at 5:10 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Joé: Anime characters aren't people.
Veritas
September 7, 2009 at 12:10 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Joé: Anime characters aren’t people.
Joé McKen
September 6, 2009 at 5:12 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
@Veritas: THEY REPRESENT FICTIONAL PEOPLE. >:
Joé McKen
September 7, 2009 at 12:12 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
@Veritas: THEY REPRESENT FICTIONAL PEOPLE. >:
Veritas
September 6, 2009 at 5:19 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
@Joé: No they don't, look at the size of the eyes! They represent a strange alien species!
Veritas
September 7, 2009 at 12:19 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
@Joé: No they don’t, look at the size of the eyes! They represent a strange alien species!
Joé McKen
September 6, 2009 at 5:20 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
@Veritas: Fine then, harvest me a sample so I can check their DNA! >:)
Joé McKen
September 7, 2009 at 12:20 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
@Veritas: Fine then, harvest me a sample so I can check their DNA! >:)
Ian Andreas Miller
September 6, 2009 at 5:38 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Alien species? Can I give them a scientific name?
Ian Andreas Miller
September 7, 2009 at 12:38 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Alien species? Can I give them a scientific name?
Kris Maglione
September 6, 2009 at 5:56 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
The thing is, though, there's nothing in Natural Selection to disallow metamorphosis. It happens enough in the natural world as is. Thinking back to my primary school days, I remember a pokémon with explicit larval, pupal, and adult stages… Lemme think… Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree.
Ok, I cheated, I had to check the list on Wikipedia.
I'll admit, I'm not sure how the whole phantasmagorical, instant, electrical metamorphosis would have evolved, but I'd be pretty fun to theorize.
Kris Maglione
September 7, 2009 at 12:56 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
The thing is, though, there’s nothing in Natural Selection to disallow metamorphosis. It happens enough in the natural world as is. Thinking back to my primary school days, I remember a pokémon with explicit larval, pupal, and adult stages… Lemme think… Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree.Ok, I cheated, I had to check the list on Wikipedia.I’ll admit, I’m not sure how the whole phantasmagorical, instant, electrical metamorphosis would have evolved, but I’d be pretty fun to theorize.
Veritas
September 6, 2009 at 6:01 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Kris: You're forgetting Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill.
Ian: Sure.
Joé: They're drawings on a computer, can you get DNA from the internet? If so, does it come up Al Gore?
Veritas
September 7, 2009 at 1:01 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Kris: You’re forgetting Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill.Ian: Sure.Joé: They’re drawings on a computer, can you get DNA from the internet? If so, does it come up Al Gore?
Ian
September 6, 2009 at 6:33 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
wow… that's just… wow.
Very funny, at least.
also: more Ians? no fair!
Ian
September 7, 2009 at 1:33 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
wow… that’s just… wow. Very funny, at least.also: more Ians? no fair!
No 2 Religion
September 6, 2009 at 7:09 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Too bad fundies will pass it around anyways, just without the disclaimer.
No 2 Religion
September 7, 2009 at 2:09 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Too bad fundies will pass it around anyways, just without the disclaimer.
Number8
September 6, 2009 at 7:26 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Fundies won't touch it! Pokemon is of the devil, didn't you know?
Number8
September 7, 2009 at 2:26 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Fundies won’t touch it! Pokemon is of the devil, didn’t you know?
Sili
September 7, 2009 at 3:31 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Well, the problem is not that the prof disproves Natural Selection – it's that he's so damn smug about it.
He deserves the walloping.
Sili
September 7, 2009 at 10:31 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Well, the problem is not that the prof disproves Natural Selection – it’s that he’s so damn smug about it.He deserves the walloping.
Andre Vienne
September 7, 2009 at 8:58 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Oak deserved it for being so smug about sleeping with Ash's mom.
And surprisingly, Veritas, that made a disturbing amount of sense. It only makes sense that Darwin would evolve like an Eevee.
Also, there are only 151 pokemon.
Andre Vienne
September 7, 2009 at 3:58 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Oak deserved it for being so smug about sleeping with Ash’s mom.And surprisingly, Veritas, that made a disturbing amount of sense. It only makes sense that Darwin would evolve like an Eevee.< editionwars> Also, there are only 151 pokemon. < /editionwars>
Dan Gilbert
September 8, 2009 at 11:28 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
LOL! Awesome!
Dan Gilbert
September 8, 2009 at 6:28 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
LOL! Awesome!
Just Some Guy
September 15, 2009 at 11:26 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You dogmatic Darwinist, you.
Yup, it's the unavoidable disadvantage we suffer: Scientific integrity. ;)
Just Some Guy
September 15, 2009 at 6:26 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You dogmatic Darwinist, you.Yup, it’s the unavoidable disadvantage we suffer: Scientific integrity. ;)
nemryn
January 6, 2010 at 11:57 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
@Andre: You mean 152. Everybody always forgets Missingno.
Also, the caption for the last panel would be better as "It's super effective!"
Vander
January 6, 2010 at 7:57 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
@Andre: You mean 152. Everybody always forgets Missingno.Also, the caption for the last panel would be better as “It’s super effective!”
Introbulus
April 23, 2010 at 2:42 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
YES! This is the best blog ever! =3 Now show Jessie and James battling Jessie James! …I was going to make a joke about another real-world scientist, but I couldn’t think of one that was directly related to biology off the top of my head. ;w; My nerd-fu is weak.