Americans aren't too fond of evolution

[ledboots]

as I said; all a bit against the mainstream.

Interesting site.

 

[Spang]

The egg actually judges an American Idol-style competition to find the right sperm and says really mean things to the swimmers that don't make the cut.

 

[Freesia]

I love how this thread started out being about which countries believe in God Vs Evolution, and now it is about remembering being a sperm.

 

[Freesia]

I think that it also has been forgotten that half of the sperms in the sperm race are girl sperms so there is also some womanly competition happening here, a battle of the sexes. Sperm may come from male but it doesnt mean they are necessarily male themselves : ) .

 

[kazyeeqen]

I like evolution.

Although sometimes I wished it wasn't so fitness oriented, and instead more happiness oriented.

 

[Amy SF]

Source

This website might explain a lot. http://objectiveministries.org/kidz/

 

[Lord Snot]

This website might explain a lot. http://objectiveministries.org/kidz/

Amy, thank you for introducing that site into my life. It's been a long time since something on the internet really made me go "whoa"

 

[mlp]

This website might explain a lot. http://objectiveministries.org/kidz/

Is that for real, or is it a parody? (With some belief systems, it's really hard to tell.)

 

[Freesia]

I must admit, I do love Lambuel as I love sheep.

 

[Freesia]

I mean, you can totally relate to him. I have definitely been in this situation... except the going to church bit which only happens occasionally.

I dont get why he would want a $0 bill though, those are useless.

 

[kibbleforlola]

Wait, so money, icecream, lipstick, and bed are all bad things? Who knew.

 

[Amy SF]

I'm pretty sure it's real.

 

[Spang]

Not real:

Objective: Ministries is a parody fundamentalist site and one of the greatest Poes of all time, fooling Christians and atheists[1] alike.

 

[Freesia]

You can dress Lambuel in costumes: http://objectiveministries.org/kidz/dresslambuel.html

 

[das_nut]

Actually, that's not that far off. The egg travels to the sperm as much as the sperm travels to the egg - and the egg releases receptors that draw certain sperm to it. I wouldn't go so far as to say it "chooses" the individual sperm, but it does attempt to weed out non-compatible/unhealthy sperm.

Aye. It used to be thought that women's eggs just sat around passively* waiting for the sperm to show up.

But now we know its far more complicated.

Considering the high chance of miscarrying a zygote or fetus that women have, there's probably some post-fertilization selection process going on as well. IIRC, it's about 1 in 3 pregnancies that are lost very early on - so early that most women aren't aware they were pregnant.

* Probably knitting and practicing their "feminine posture" while waiting.

I think that it also has been forgotten that half of the sperms in the sperm race are girl sperms so there is also some womanly competition happening here, a battle of the sexes. Sperm may come from male but it doesnt mean they are necessarily male themselves : ) .

There used to be a theory that some sperm in human beings actually stayed behind and fought a rear-guard action against possible other sperm (from a different male). But Wikipedia tells me that such a theory is considered to be outdated.

Humans do seem to have some anatomical features that suggest sperm competition (males evolving strategies against sperm from other males) is probable. Humans probably aren't (or at least weren't) as monogamous a species as we're lead to believe.

 

[Amy SF]

Not real:

Holy crap really?

Oh, and how did you find this Rational Wiki thingy? I bookmarked it!

 

[Spang]

Oh, and how did you find this Rational Wiki thingy? I bookmarked it!

I googled objective ministries.

 

[das_nut]

Oh, and how did you find this Rational Wiki thingy? I bookmarked it!

It's a great site. The Deep Cover Liberal / Conservative Wiki pages are hilarious.

 

[AeryFairy]

Someone once said to me that they don't believe in evolution because it sounds ridiculous, and the idea that God created everything just makes a lot more sense.

 

[ledboots]

Holy crap really?

Oh, and how did you find this Rational Wiki thingy? I bookmarked it!

I bookmarked it too, great site. I love their motto: "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."