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‘Read the Bible Jack A#%’: Dr. Pepper Sparks Creationist Outrage Over ‘Evolution of Flavor’ Facebook Ad

Sep. 14, 2012 7:56am Billy Hallowell

Companies sometimes get themselves into trouble when they use controversial issues and themes to push their products. Dr. Pepper, the popular soft drink company, is the latest brand to spark outrage after it chose to use evolutionary theory in a new Facebook graphic.

Entitled, “The Evolution of Flavor,” the ad, which is red, pink and white in its color, shows an ape, a creature that appears to be transitioning and then a human being. Under the ape’s image it says “pre-Pepper.” The caption for the middle, transitionary picture reads, “Pepper discovery” and the final image, showing an individual drinking the beverage reads, “Post-Pepper.”

Dr. Pepper Sparks Creationist Outrage Over Evolution Ad on Facebook

Photo Credit: Facebook

The reaction has been fascinating to see unfold. While some have expressed anger over the image, claiming that it showcases the company’s support for evolutionary theory, others see it as comical.

The graphic was originally posted on Thursday on Dr. Pepper’s Facebook page with a message that reads “Now that’s progress.” Already, it has more than 23,800 “likes” and over 3,100 comments.

“Evolution ain’t real…Read the bible jack a#%,” wrote one individual who was displeased with the ad.

“Just lost my support. Will no longer be buying your products,” wrote another, with others sharing very similar messages and pledging not to “sponsor” the company and its products any longer.

But not everyone was dissuaded by or discontented with the ad.

Another commenter expressed his delight at the outrage coming from some, writing, “I believe in evolution, and love how pissed theright-wing fundies are getting about this silly little ad, but I still hate Dr. Pepper. Anybody know where Pepsi stands on the issue?”

And others took aim at the Bible, which detractors were holding up as prime evidence against evolutionary theory.

“The bible is a piece of crap work of fiction. Grow up and stop believing in fairy tales,” another commenter wrote.

Here’s a sampling of some of the messages, as they appear on Dr. Pepper’s Facebook page:

Photo Credit: Facebook

So far, the company has not publicly addressed the furious debate it has sparked. Recently, Oreo (made by Kraft) also found itself getting some criticism after the company publicly supported gay pride on its Facebook page.

The subjects of evolution and creationism have been widely-discussed of late, with scientist Bill Nye and the Creation Museum sounding-off against one another through viral videos and media appearances.

(H/T: Huffington Post)

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Comments (331)

EndTheGOPTEA
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:51am
Sure.. God made us..lol.. and made the universe 99.9999999% DEADLY to us.. Perfect.

Grow up.. Santa Claus is Fake.. Jesus is Not a Zombie.
How old are you people? Have you been to school at all?

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- SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:17am
  Exactly what evidence have you evaluated? I’m not talking about parroting what you have been told, but what objective evidence have you examined on your own? There are many many different areas of evidence to evaluate, might you simply and quickly provide for me what objective evidence you have examined and concluded to be supportive of your conclusions? Thank you…..
  
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- venrooy
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:17am
  What’s sad is a person that doesn’t believe in the after-life spending time from their limited life-span in the comment section of a website they do not like.
  
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- NewLife56
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:17am
  Sure.. God made us..lol.. and made the universe 99.9999999% DEADLY to us..
  
  Hmm..if evolution was real, wouldn’t you think it would have been smart enough to make our skin and heads thicker?
  
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- RaydocX
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:26am
  by your logic, if evolution is THE only means by which any speciation has developed, and given the species we know of are more extinct than alive today, and given our obvious weakness and susceptibility to the rest of the universe, we should be extinct, too…
  
  so by some.. (ahem) MIRACLE we aren’t… I will grant you the FAR right ‘THIS WAS ALL DONE IN SEVEN DAYS’ crazies are just that… as crazy as those who insist it’s all simply evolution, basedo n finches that were not truly separate species at all (oops) and on a ‘scientific theory’ (hasn’t/ can’t be proven in its entirety, so by definition it could be wrong) that involves a fudge factor to get that critical element: life.
  
  Pascal (another scientist in his day) had it right… if we’re wrong about God, living a Christian life is not a bad thing… if we’re right…
  
  But i dont’ want to convert you @End… you have free will and get to make your own choices… that is i suspect our biggest difference: i wouldn’t stand on the blog here and belittle your for your lack of belief, but i don’t have to bring other people down to feel good about myself.
  
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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:37am
  If we evolved from apes, why are there still apes ????? Its because we took a huge leap from them, the missing link is us, you and me…………we are the missing link….between ape, and something much higher than us……..this world is all too perfect , it is all by design , every flower, every animal, the wind water and air…..I’m shocked that you could be lucky enough for a ticket to ride on planet earth, and not realize that there must be a wonderful higher power out there……sometimes I think I did something good somewhere else,,,,’,,to get here,,,,,maybe the secret when we die, is that we were in heaven all along, so use each day wisely and productively , and love your friends ànd family…..”.and remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but the other way around…….we are spiritual beings having a human experience ………….”.
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:42am
  Who other than children drink this crap anyway. It tastes disgusting.
  
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- HOOT_OWL
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:46am
  So now there’s NO life out there and its ALL toxic to humans.
  What ever happened to the Universe is so big there, that there
  has to be life out there somewhere.. lol . Some Atheist can be
  so fickled ,they just cant seem to stick to there story.
  
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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:49am
  There will be a day when American’s boycott themselves out of existence.
  
  Seriously, who would boycott Dr. Pepper because of the ad?
  
  Also, why would someone(who doesn’t like soda) buy it and “choke it down” because of the ad?
  
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- Attention2Detail
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:11am
  Yes you idiot, I have been to school. Even graduated from college. I’ve studied all of the science and found that evolution can’t happen. I don’t have a problem with this ad because it’s all in fun, but I have a problem with people like you who believe what you learned in eighth grade just because that’s what you were told and consider people like me, who have studied the subject in depth, to be stupid. As I alluded to earlier, cellular biology absolutely precludes the possibility of evolution and if it can’t happen, it didn’t happen.
  
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- johnjamison
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:16am
  A milllion debates have been had over the origin of animal life……but none on plant life if the world was a molten mass that gathers together after the big bang nothing would survives no seeds,pods,fungus nothing survives that amount of heat. Plants are the fundamental givers of life to this planet with which nothing would be.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:17am
  Other than a book complied from the myths of bronze age goat herders where is the proof to support creationists? Again, the evidence for evolutions fills museums and college libraries.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:23am
  Attention2Detail
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:11am
  
  Yes you idiot, I have been to school. Even graduated from college. I‘ve studied all of the science and found that evolution can’t happen.
  _____________________
  Either you graduated from one of those Christian Fringe Colleges (Liberty, Bob Jones, etc.) that do not teach facts and believes that the bible is a science text or the school was a diploma mill and taught you nothing. Either way no person who is actually educated believes the creationism myths. The science backs evolution.
  
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- Amarath01
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:37am
  This is light hearted and fine, if you have a problem with this ; YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
  
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- shephound
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:38am
  We had a dog who loved Dr. Pepper. He’d knock open cans/glasses over and lap it up. Not sure if monkeys followed him around though.
  
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- stephenb.net
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:40am
  Re: endthegoptea’s comment. People, please do the math here. The very first comment by chance happens to be an abrasive unbeliever? This is so obviously a pro-troller who wants to make the discussion about them rather than the article. Do yourself a favor dont feed the trolls, ignore them.
  
  Re the article: If this ad upsets Christians/Muslims etc. then you are living an emotion based reactive existence which will lead you down the road of inconsistency. I believe God is the creator. Dr Pepper creates a funny ad that references evolution, why would I care? If someone, some group, some company believes differently than I do, so what! Love them, pray for them and enjoy their positive qualities. I think the ad is intelligent and funny. Move on and choose your ideological battles wisely.
  
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- 70S_KIDS_FIGHTING_SOCIALISM
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:46am
  So if you believe in evolution and atheism then why did man in every part of the world isolated from each other have Gods? Because there is a God void and most are myths but one is true. One is the only good in the world. That Jesus the smallest little religion was proclaimed then and ahead of time in the new and old testaments to be spread throughout the world. We kkep seeing you atheist using Pascal’s Wager (heding your bets towards God) on your death beds. Because deap inside the heart of hatred you know their is a God and Jesus.
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:02am
  Encinom: You’re a real POS, you know that? So the bible is a bronze age myth but somehow the books you use to support your claim are right? Who died and left you king of information? I don’t care how many degrees you have even the best scientists in the world get things wrong all the time. Global warming, Pluto was a planet, then it wasn’t then it was again now it’s not. I really like the one that people are born gay. That’s a real good one. no one has eve found that gay gene but somehow they’re born that way.
  
  Find a new line, the bronze age thing is old and overused. You not only use it here but on a lot of liberal websites all the time. It’s become a Henny Youngman joke.
  
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- Amarath01
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:08am
  According to the best science we have in cellular and molecular biology origins of life on ear are as close to near-indefinite improbability as science gets to see. That is with our current understanding of course (but i fail to see why the most related fields of science best evidence are weighted as less important than random story makers of say anthropologist or general scientists. Note most molecular and cellular scientist don’t even have expertise on this issue). Now the hypothesis of evolution is an logical one. And one i actually agree with (in general as there are a few different concurrent hypothesis). But that doesn’t mean ill ignore the areas that are not substantiated by science, just like we shouldn’t have stated as fact: the earth is flat, spontaneous generation is how all things come to be, quantum mechanics cannot be real; we shouldn’t state state things as facts when the science doesn’t support that position. Even if the rhetoric does.
  
  All the rhetoric in the world will not change the scientific reality that we should not be here, with what we know.
  
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- kadster01
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:16am
  Not enough stuff of real importance going on, I guess….
  
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- Ghandi was a Republican
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:19am
  10′s of thousands were there.. they know a little bit more about it than you do. 2,000 years later Jesus’ legacy is stronger than ever, despite wack jobs that influence people like you. Go worship your ape-minkey-man and it’s big miracle– wiping all trace of itself off the universe…
  
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- Vegasdad702
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:22am
  You know im still waiting for any PROOF that Creationism or Evolution somehow cancel each other out. The moment we think we KNOW something is wrong or false we are being ARROGANT. I was once an atheist and believe it or not MANY scientific examples of facts helped to lead me back to Intelligent design. The moment an atheist tells a religious person there is no god and they KNOW its false, they themselves become a cult religion, and the minute a person of faith says they KNOW just who or what God is, they are committing a sin of arrogant pride. They are both right and they are both wrong. Something to consider. thank you
  
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- beckistheking
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:24am
  Creationism is just plain nonsense. Face it.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:26am
  When it comes to dealing with religious people Darwin & Rauch are so much wiser than you.
  
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- beckistheking
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:28am
  70s kid fighting, your spelling skills are right down there with your science skills. No wonder you believe in all the hogwash that you were spoon fed without any proof. You’re as bad as the gullible fools who follow new age nutjob Marshall Vian Summers.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:35am
  @Al J Zira
  
  Name the experiments,test, etc. done to prove or refine the “scientific” theories in the bible? With evolution, research and experiments are conducted, the theory is refined. Without any evidence you and other brain washed Christians hold up the untested myth’s in the bible as an absolute truth, science is always exploring and testing.
  
  You have no evidence to support creationism other than faith in bronze age myths.
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:46am
  End, it appears to be you that needs to grow up. Your condescending and narcissistic attitude is misplaced and unwelcome. It amazes me that some such as yourself exuded hatred toward others that simply have an opinion different than yours. I’d successfully pick on yours, to show you the stupidity of standing where you stand, throwing insults at others, but I do enjoy seeing you make such a fool of yourself.
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:49am
  Encinom, you are the epitome of one who has evolved to the top rung of humanity – a truly consistent, narcissistic idiot.
  
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- ThroughTheLies80
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 12:11pm
  I don’t understand what all the fuss is about. The only way I see the Bible differing from evolution is on how we “Humans” came to be. Both evolution and the Bible indicate that life started in the water (Genesis 1:20 – 1:22). Science has proven that all materials are created by stars including the stuff we are made of and once again the Bible confirms this (Genesis 2:7). The truth is that you can have evolution with a Creator and people need to stop being so closed minded about this. If you want to believe that we are just a random creation of the Universe and that we evolved from monkeys (or a common ancestor) fine, but if you are wrong, what happens to you after you die?
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 12:59pm
  GO TO SCHOOL? GO BACK TO SCHOOL?? sure, the place where the COMMIE PLANTS came specifically to destroy America from the inside…that place? Evidently they go to you.
  
  IF there is evolution of any type it’s because GOD the Father of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Jesus allows it, dude.
  
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- QuincySmith
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 1:13pm
  Well said, Detriot!
  
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- Pontiac
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 1:13pm
  Dr.Pepper has it all wrong.
  This would be a more accurate depiction
  http://i50.tinypic.com/2efnrpw.jpg
  
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- JRook
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 1:37pm
  “subjects of evolution and creationism” Bottom line is that creationism is not a subject it is nothing more than an aspect of a faith. There is nothing that supports a belief that everything in the universe, including man was created 10,000 ago. And fudging on the time period by saying that biblical references to years could be off by factors of 10 are nothing more than desperate attempts to buttress a unsupported BELIEF. And let’s not forget that the people who wrote the Old Testament, don’t believe in the context for the New Testament.
  
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- Caballosinnombre
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 1:50pm
  Thats right we can only live on this planet. So what what are the odds of your existence. Talk about crazy luck.
  
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- FlamingFartSyndrome
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 2:07pm
  whats controversial about this ad? Science is not questionable,
  
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- SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 2:17pm
  @ ENCINOM…Evolution as a theory of molecules to man is considered a historical science and therefore it is impossible to conduct experiments or collect observational data to test this theory. It is a mere interpretation of the evidence that everyone possess (ID and evolutionist alike). Operational sciences such as expirementation with DNA etc. actually argues against the theory of evolution (molecules to man). There are simply too many nonscientific and frankly absurd conclusions given about what we know is factual in the operational science studies that can be experimented and observed to substantiate the theory of evolution historically from molecules to man. Anyone who claims otherwise has not studied the actual science for themselves, but has regurgitated what they have been indoctrinated with educationally. The simple fact that molecules to man requires an increase in useful genetic information is an incredible obstacle to the idea as it has NEVER been observed even when intentionally trying to be manipulated by scietists. The amazing thing is, despite the colossal scientific issues with molecules to man belief, is that so many “educated” continue to hold on to it. However, many leading (nonreligious) scientists have finally started abandoning the idea because they simply cannot defend such an absurd theory any longer in spite of evidence to the contrary. Give me your best “evidence” for molecules to man scientificlly speaking. Thank you….
  
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- Marci
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 2:21pm
  Ridiculous. Some people look for ANY reason to attack someone on the right—completely ignoring Christians on the left. For someone who automatically comments about “right wing fundies” this is key. The ad doesn’t offend me. The reaction by those willing to attack others for political posturing does. So be it if they are atheists. Now, it’s time for those on the left who are Christian to quit giving it a pass. If they don’t, what they are saying is it’s okay to insult Christianity for the “greater good”.
  
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- Marci
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 2:23pm
  What is your issue ENDTHEGOPTEA?? Yet another lefty who ignores Christians on the left. We are glad you see yourself as so enlightened and self-aware, but it leaves PLENTY of room to point out what a clueless hack dolt you are. How about you grow up and learn to live and let live???? Oh, I forget, tolerance for thee, but not me. That is the motto of people like you. Hacktivist.
  
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- EndTheGOPTEA
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 2:35pm
  @attention ” I‘ve studied all of the science and found that evolution can’t happen.”..
  
  Get your YEARLY Flushot…
  
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- EndTheGOPTEA
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 2:40pm
  Idiots!! You believe in Adam and Eve.. lol.. What about Lilith? SHE WAS BEFORE Eve in your silly book..
  Grow up tools!! Jesus Zombie is NOT REAL..
  
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- encinom
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 3:32pm
  SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING, cutting and pasting an argument from a religious website to debate science is not going cut it. Show me the scientific journals that take this bunk seriously and not the creationist ones.
  
  Francis Crick, a co-discoverer of DNA lent his name and support to an Amicus brief to the Supreme Court in opposition to the teaching of creationism in schools. The brief stated “‘Creation-science’ simply has no place in the public-school science classroom.”
  http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/edwards-v-aguillard/amicus1.html
  
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- Hanner
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 5:16pm
  Evolution is always a firecracker for believers and non-believers. I have one small observation. From the time of conception we grow up and grow older until we die.In that process the cells in our bodies have to continually replenish themselves. Another words, cells die and have to be replenished. If our physical bodies are in a perpetual state of decay until death do us part, where is evolution in that?
  
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- ApolloLou
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 6:55pm
  So..we’re idiots because we don’t believe in evolution, and you’re the intellectual brains of the universe because you do? Here’s the thing, I respect that you believe what you believe, I just wish you could respect me without the insults and mockery. One day soon, we will all know the truth. Until then, let’s accept and respect the freedom’s of everyone’s beliefs. Debating with folks who believe different helps each to deepen their own thoughts and beliefs, and it’s another thing that makes freedom of speech the best in the world. But seriously, the differences doesn’t make one group intellectuallhy superior over the other.
  
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- 4truth2all
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 6:58pm
  Yo Encinom:
  I could take your statement and say the opposite to you. In all due respect I would hope to not be that stupid.
  
  Do you always play by the rules that you get three strikes and the other guy is out and he doesn’t even get to swing … your no fun!
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 7:07pm
  In Texas
  
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- Two Sheds
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 7:14pm
  Well, at least the Christians aren’t running around killing the ambassador of Dr. Pepper!
  
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- SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:29pm
  @ ENCINOM .If you think that I of all people have plagarized by copying & pasting what was not my own thoughts & concepts in my post to you then you are simply trying your best at distraction rather than arguing your point (this is a logical fallacy my friend). Surely, you have seen my many debates with others on here and surely you know that I am well informed with quite a bit of education behind me. Francis Crick my friend believes in design because he knows exactly what I have posted to you. That molecules to man is NOT possible based upon all the operational scientific knowledge we possess. As you point out he has no religious axe to grind but is at least honest enough to admit that DNA has been designed (even if he believes it is aliens that seeded the earth with it). So far over 900 scientists have signed a dissent of neo-darwinism as being an unsupported & false theory to describe the observations we see through the lens of modern science.
  http://www.discovery.org/csc/topQuestions.php
  The following is the actual list of over 900 and their credentials. Again, like I said those who speak so authoritatively only display their lack of real understanding about what science actually demonstrates & what the real problems belief in molecules to man presents. Rather than posting what Crick thinks why don’t you simply argue the science with me since you seem to be so well informed.
  http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=660. TY
  
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- Brentley
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:31pm
  Will pray for you and all like you. GOD is very real, evolution very FAKE. This ad will now be followed with me never drinking DR. PEPPER AGAIN….
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:20am
  Encinom leaps to a conclusion: “Again, the evidence for evolutions fills museums and college libraries,” (unless he is speaking of the students being indoctrinated and deluded by fakers). Actually, there is only speculation and fertile, godless minds, with no proof, no repeatable experiments to prove evolution can change one species to another, and a belief system that cannot be “proven” anymore than it can be proven that God made everything. Personally, I think Encinom is just wrong, way wrong.
  
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- VoteBushIn12
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:54am
  @SLEAZYHIPPOS ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  
  If you want to denounce the theory of Evolution for lacking substantial evidence that’s fine. Clearly most scientists will disagree with you, but that’s fine that you have some higher standard of acceptance.
  
  My only request to you is to please hold Creationism to the same standard.
  
  In other words, if you say Evolution cannot be supported, you cannot in good conscious turn around and say that Creationism can be.
  
  Anyone that holds Creationism to the SAME standard as Evolution in terms of substantiating evidence, must either denounce both or accept Evolution. There is really no other way around it. For every one thing Evolution lacks in testable observations, or historical evidence, or practical examples, Creationism lacks 10 more. And for every hole you find in Evolution theory, there are 10 more holes in Creationism.
  
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- brussell16
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 3:02pm
  @ENDTHEGOPTEA
  How was all matter created?
  Is “evolution” compatible with the laws of thermodynamics?
  
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- brussell16
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 3:05pm
  Please watch the movie by Harvard University entitled “The Inner Life of the Cell” and explain to me the evolution of one human cell.
  
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- SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 4:13pm
  @ VOTEBUSH….Well tell that to many of the ireligious scientists that have taken a position of ID as the only theory that can even breach the gap from molecules to man. And just what holes do you think exist in ID. If you prsent some to me maybe we can test your assertion and see if there is any reasonable explanation. Because you do understand the argument for origins is based upon historical science not operational science so we are dealing with interpretations of the evidence we both possess which is identical the question is which theory explains that evidence the most ocnsistent with what we know to be factual from the operational sciences. So I would assert it is you that is holding 2 different standards up. What you fail to realize is that both theorys begin with a presupposition about the reality we perceive. The question is, who’s presupposition reflects most accurately the nature of what exists? Your position of origins believes that somehting literally had to come into being from nothing since all believe in a universe that displays a beginning. Operational science concluded centuries ago that spontaneous generation (something from nothing) does not occur. You also, have the problem of explaing how molecules actually became living organisms? Evolution has failed to even begin to explain this gap and they have no real answer for how that transition ocurred. Next you have the problem with irreducible complexity within the simple cell itself. Thank you..
  
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- VoteBushIn12
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 5:02pm
  @SLEAZYHIPPOS ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  First of all, no scientist believes in ID, that is absurd. It is contrary to what Science strives to be.
  
  You’re right, there are somethings that Science cannot answer as of yet, such as what caused the Big Bang as you pointed out. As you put it,
  “Your position of origins believes that something literally had to come into being from nothing since all believe in a universe that displays a beginning.”
  
  Correct. There are theories (M theory aka String theory) that propose, mathematically, what this state was like, but I agree, as of now we don’t know for sure.
  
  HOWEVER, ID faces the same problems. If you want to say some big buy in the sky made everything, GREAT! That answers that question. The next obvious questions is where did that big guy come from? To say He just kind of exists is not sufficient. Why can’t we just forgo that step and say the Universe just kind of ‘existed’ in a bang state. Why do you NEED someone to have created it, but don’t require something to have created that someone?
  
  Surely you see my point? Fabricating reasons (such as ID) as potential answers to a question really only adds OTHER questions without actually getting us any closer to an answer. Like trying to count to infinity, you can say one more number, but you’re not actually any closer to the final number.
  
  I encourage you to watch these videos:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeVhkXW6BKY
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5dSyT50Cs8
  
  They
  
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- VoteBushIn12
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 5:09pm
  @SLEAZYHIPPOS ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Lastly, there are no gaps in Evolution.
  
  You are correct, an organ or animal condition of “irreducible complexity” would disprove Evolution… Please find me one.
  
  There are a lot of things that might disprove Evolution. If God came down and told us he created everything that would disprove Evolution… I wont hold my breath..
  
  Anyway, here is one final (short) video to explain why ID is not scientific.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEo8FJjlzkw
  
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- brussell16
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 5:58pm
  @ENCINOM
  Let’s face it – the real issue here is the left’s unbridled hatred of God and the christians who dare to declare that Christ is Lord and God. They’re hatred knows no limits, and so they will defend the muslim brotherhood, exalt the slaughter of millions of unborn children, lie at every turn to support their hatred, and revel in the demise of our great, God-inspired country.
  
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- FireRose
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:29pm
  Where is all that deadliness? If life was that hazardous, how did the population just reach seven billion? I think we’re doing all right here.
  
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- HUGHS500
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 6:20am
  I like Dr. Pepper and unless someone can prove this company somehow did something major to deserve all the criticism, I will continue to buy the product. I am a staunch conservative and a Christian and I can’t help but wonder why everyone is making a big deal out of this. If you go into any public school in any town and find your way to the science department, you will find a poster which depicts evolution as a fact, similar to, and the obvious source of this rendition. This was obviously a sort of parody of that depiction and not a political or atheistic message. How trivial and almost moronic are we becoming these days? I will not boycott anything that relies on the 1st amendment. If you don’t like what someone is saying or what you assume they are saying, you just simply use YOUR OWN RIGHT to counter that issue. In this case, obviously Dr. Pepper did not evolve, it was created but I truly believe the soft drink has more of a chance to have evolved then the universe. It definitely takes allot more faith to believe the universe came from nothing than to believe in intelligent design. If I tried to tell a psychiatrist my car (allot less complicated than the universe) just evolved in my driveway one day, he would most likely diagnose me as delusional with hallucinations. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs, so go for it Dr. pepper. Pay no attention to the eighth graders in here, they look at everything through the prisms of right and left or political conspiracy.
  
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- SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:08am
  @VOTEBUSH….I’m sorry my friend you are simply ignorant on this point (not meant anyway but the actual definition of lacking knowledge) when you stated..”First of all, no scientist believes in ID, that is absurd. It is contrary to what Science strives to be.” “The next obvious questions is where did that big guy come from?”….This is not a problme as the question is an illogical nonsequitur. God by definition is eternal. Something must be eternal or we all run into the impossibility of infinite first causal regression. Again, this old problem is not a problem for those who have debated this topic deeply. By your approach and tactics you are either green in the area of this debate topic or you are getting your information from sites without any real background of knowledge in these topics. While neither theory answers all questions that is really not the point. The question is which explanation explains in a more consistent way the evidence before us all. That is why MANY actual (believe it or not) scientists are ID proponents when it comes to origins. If you don’t believe me do your own research because you are the first person I have ever debated that claimed no scientists were ID advocates. Many have written books and peer reviewed research on it. Finally, just so you know my credentials so you don’t post youtube videos anymore I have over 15 years of college, graduate, and postgraduate education (not bragging just so you know I don’t need more educatio
  
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- sinsay7
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 10:14am
  ladies and gentlemen, here we have the wisest man in the world
  
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- VoteBushIn12
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 1:02pm
  @SLEAZYHIPPOS ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Sir, I am anything but Green on this topic.
  
  The question “where did God come from” is about as far from a non sequitur as you can get. It is literally the ONLY sequitur to follow the claim “God created it.”.
  
  Your claim “God by definition is eternal” is a logical fallacy.
  
  There is no proof to the existence of God so making arguments about what his intrinsic characteristics are is completely baseless. “Unicorns, by definition, have white fur”. Unicorns can’t be substantiated, so of course I cannot substantiate the claim that their fur is white.
  
  And why can the Judeo-Christian God exist, but the literally HUNDREDS of gods from other current and past religions not? There is about as much evidence to suggest Krishna walked the earth as there is for Jesus, yet from your perspective one is a much more obvious scenario, why? They both are myth.
  
  MOST IMPORTANTLY:
  If God can be eternal, why can’t the Superverse described in M Theory be the eternal originator of our universe? That is at least supported with math. If you are so desperate to find a point of creation for the Big Bang, M Theory does just that and it does it with verifiable methods. I am not going to get into the details of M Theory (I don’t know much of them), but here’s a video to get you started.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuK9Rb-tBBg
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYAdwS5MFjQ
  
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- M.L.
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 3:26pm
  @Sleazy and KindSoul:
  
  The following link addresses your point of contention:
  
  http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CB/CB621_1.html
  
  As for the charge that people are “parroting” info from “evolution sites” without actually understanding the issue at hand, the unless you can refute the material cited, whether the person posting it fully understands what they are posting or not is irrelevant. It is entirley appropriate and even commendable for someone to back up their claim with reputable citations. Also, one needn’t have a PhD in molecular biology or genetics to have a solid working understanding of issues pertaining to human evolution. You (Sleazy) post links all the time that you believe support your view. I wouldn’t deride that as “parroting” and I find it curious that you would criticise “KindSoul” for posting something he or she found on an “evolution site” (as long as the refernce is legit it doesn’t matter where you get it from). Creationists post junk science quotes from creationist sites all the time, so much so in fact that even the creationist website AIG advises people to be careful about what arguments they “parrot”.
  
  Now, if someone posts a link suggesting it supports something when it doesn’t, that’s another matter and you would be right to point out to the poster that their referenc doesn’t refute what it is intended to.
  
  Also, Sleazy, you seem to be suggesting you have academic credentials pertinent to the matter at hand. Why not ju
  
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- M.L.
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 3:40pm
  @Sleazy and KindSoul: Just a few additional comments. The preponderance of the evidence places the time frame of mitochondrial Eve at well beyond the Biblical literalist 6000 year time frame. But it’s important to note that even if “mitochondrial Eve” lived 6000 years ago, it would be irrelevant to the Genesis vs Darwin debate because mitochondrial Eve isn’t supposed to be the first woman, she is the oldest maternal ancestor of the present day human population. She wasn’t the only woman around then either, and she was not a contemporary of Y-chromosomal “Adam” (the male line counterpart of mitochondrial Eve). This isn’t fertile ground for those looking to find scientific support for a literal intpretation of Gensis.
  
  There is a pretty good, well sourced Wikipedia article regarding the key issues here:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve
  
  Finally, I would just say KindSoul, I’ve interacted with Sleazy here before and my sense of him is that while we obviously disagree about evolution, he’s a basically decent person and does a pretty commendable job at keeping what can be very heated discussions civil. Try to keep that in mind. These threads are more interesting when they don’t desens into flame wars (not that this one has, but too many do).
  
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- M.L.
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 3:53pm
  @Sleazy & KindSoul, cont’d:
  
  I notice my first post was clipped. At the end, I was asking Sleazy to simply tell us what your credentials are. You seem to be implying you have significant academic credentials relevant to the issues at hand. If so, then just go ahead and say so. If not, you shouldn’t be implying as much.
  
  Also, regarding Francis Crick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Crick)
  
  Creationism
  It has been suggested by some observers that Crick’s speculation about panspermia “fits neatly into the intelligent design concept.”[72] Crick’s name was raised in this context in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial over the teaching of intelligent design. Crick was, however, a firm critic of Young Earth creationism. In the 1987 United States SupremCreationism
  It has been suggested by some observers that Crick’s speculation about panspermia “fits neatly into the intelligent design concept.”[72] Crick’s name was raised in this context in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial over the teaching of intelligent design. Crick was, however, a firm critic of Young Earth creationism. In the 1987 United States Supreme Court case Edwards v. Aguillard, Crick joined a group of other Nobel laureates who advised that, “‘Creation-science’ simply has no place in the public-school science classroom.”[73] Crick was also an advocate for the establishment of Darwin Day as a British national holiday.
  
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- Pigpen
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 3:53pm
  Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World. Jesus Christ taught humbly to those that hated Him the most. He died and was resurrected. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.
  
  I will never stop believing in Jesus Christ. I will never renounce Jesus Christ. And even though I am now certain that people such as you, ENDTHEGOPTEA, will come and do violence to my person and property, I will always testify of Him in all things and in all places.
  
  You are NOT a “good” person, ENDTHEGOPTEA, neither are those other people on the left who mock Jesus. Neither are those neo-commies in Hollywood, CA –no, not one of you atheists and agnostics on the left are “good” people. You and yours HATE me and my beliefs for one reason: The Christian Religion is what stands between you and your lust to OPENLY practice your DEVIANT PERVERSIONS in the public square. Hollywood makes films showing cop cars being flipped over and destroyed in mass numbers to vent their infantile rage at not being allowed to legally use pot and coke and whatever. And I and my firm belief in Jesus Christ are all that keeps Hollywood and the rest of you DEGENERATES from “evolving” Main Street, USA into the Folsom Street Fair. So, I guess that you will just have to feed me to the lions, PERVERT, because unlike my fellow gotta-get-into-harvard-at-any-cost-little-c “christians”, I WILL NOT YIELD!
  
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- totripoli
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 4:17pm
  Why is everyone here so mad all the time? Can’t we just have a calm, productive conversation where we listen to each other’s arguments rationally, don’t personally attack anyone, and all go have a drink afterward?
  
  I’m a staunch anti-theist as well, but there are much better ways to get your point across.
  
  On a side note, telling an Atheist that they’re going to hell because it says so in the bible is not exactly effective if the person does not believe in the bible, nor hell. It just doesn’t mean anything to us, though I do respect your persistence.
  
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- Cesium
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 7:18pm
  @Sleazly.. again.. Gaps in evolutionary knowledge and a lack of known “mechanism” for origin of life to this point in history makes for a convenient argument for the creationist. Throughout the timeline of “natural history” creationists easily use “gaps” in data to strengthen their beliefs and dismiss extant evidence. Then, when the data boils over into the realm of (mostly) irrefutable, they conveniently adopt the new world view provided by scientific pursuits into their own beliefs and keep truck’n. Germ theory is a perfect example. Currently, as long as you’re not a “young earth” creationist type of creationist you have your foot in the door on the subject of origin of life and gaps in evolution and can feel relatively assured within your lifetime that there is a good chance your position will retain strength. If you could live for 1000 years, you might be shocked to find out someone figures out the perfect “niche” to recapitulate spontaneous nucleic acid polymerization and template based replication of those molecules. We can take random RNA polymers and keep feeding em through a column until one is selected for having (by chance) kinase activity. The Miller experiment certainly doesn’t explain origin of life but man, that must have really upset creationists at the time.
  
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- TEARS FOR AMERICA
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 7:18am
  Evidence Demands a Verdict…think that was a very wise book by Josh McDowell…no way in heck you gonna make me believe I am descendent of a monkey! I school myself and so should others. I don’t need talking heads to teach me horse dung.
  
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- Pontiac
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:51am
  @Pigpen
  [Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World.]
  I find it fascinating how someone could be the “savior of the world” when at the time only a small niche of people in one small spot on the globe even heard of him. Don’t you find it the least be ironic that your human-sacrifice-to-himself-to-save-yourselves-from-himself didn’t do a damn thing for anyone in another hemisphere? Centuries passed and generations of people died not knowing your Jewish zombie would have been their savior let alone did they know what the heck Judaism was. If it was that damn important you’d think your so called “god” would be willing to save everyone on equal terms but it appears they weren’t important enough. And you wonder why everyone doesn’t goosestep to your religion, it’s because your murderous, spiteful, inconsistent, etc etc “god” is not and will never be worthy of worship.
  http://i48.tinypic.com/167ngpx.jpg
  
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- AnAmericanToo
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 12:18pm
  Poor soul — yes, there was a Saint Nick. And the SPIRIT of kindness, charity, and compassion is the ‘spirit of Santa Claus’. Of course there is no magical, fat, elf that drops down chimneys. But there was indeed a Saint Nick.
  
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- thetruthseeker711
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 11:21pm
  Santa Claus is to real. He eats my cookis and leaves me presents. That’s scientific, irrefutable proof!
  
  Coal for you.
  
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TheChumz
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:50am
I don’t understand why this is even a story. It’s a gag, which, frankly, could be expanded on. Would be funny to see other beliefs get similar treatment.

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- Irishtech
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:36am
  Agreed, this is a great ad. I find it sad that some people are so fragile in the faith that they cant laugh about an evolution joke.
  
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- KoolAidDrinker
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:15am
  As a Christian, I am not offended by the evolution of DP. This ad does not literally mean I evolved from an ape. So, straighten up and enjoy the refreshing taste, while you can. The ad is not meant to offend you, but if you choose to be offended, that’s your choice. Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper, too?
  
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- The Jewish Avenger
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:33am
  If it was opposing athiests and non believers views, it would have all boycotts covered on the MSM.
  
  How about an alcohol ad where after one sip makes the consumer drop their homosexual lover and go for a heterosexual with obsessive behavior?
  
  VIOLENT protests with death threats for certain
  
  The evolution ad thing? Such an old tired ad, immune to it its unoriginal… let em use it… many others have. Sorry, dont have specifics, just know I’ve seen a lot through the years, as ads. Suppose its trying to suggest that its a choice of a “new generation” ‘evolved” “moving FORWARD” who knows…
  
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- Balpit
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 1:44pm
  Things can evolve, such as handwriting (from scribbles to script), art style (from stick figure, to simple form, to complex character), and stores (from a small mom-and-pop to a massive department store). Dr. Pepper is just describing the evolution of their product’s flavor and using the most famous example of evolution (ape to man-ape to man) to emphasize their point.
  
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- Copo
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 4:00pm
  Absolutely, its a joke. I don’t believe in Santa Clause and I still drink Coke at Christmas time (when I run out of Dr. Pepper)
  
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UpholderOftheConstitution
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:48am
“or the NWO/Illuminati Theory in our 4th grade Social Studies?” seriously that is your argument back? Wow what a little pea-brained child you are. Give me adult facts there genius, instead of opening your mouth to watch your pea-brain roll out of your mouth, hahaha. What a joke. “or the NWO/Illuminati Theory in our 4th grade Social Studies?” very grown-up and so scientific you are, genius. Hey look folks the wonder-boy scientist to bring us out of the religion-based oppression is here! But sshhh don’t ever speak against evolution or you might get zinged with childish one-liners. If you don’t want me to call you what you are then don’t act like it, genius.

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Madmilo
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:46am
Why worry about any of this crap. A friend of mine assured me last night that everything will be wonderful in the next coming year, Obama is God and he needs to be reelected to finish his job of making the world a great place. The aliens are living among us and always have been. But in the new year they will be exposing themselves. And a new dimension will be created and that half of us will stay in the 3rd dimension, the other half will move on to the 5th dimension. And we are worrying about Dr. Pepper? Oh my God , I can’t take this anymore. Is there any sane people in this world anymore? Who comes up with this crap?

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- Wilma
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:09am
  Lol
  
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- Vegasdad702
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:41am
  Will they have Dr Pepper in the 5th dimension?
  
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SquidVetOhio
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:45am
“Evolution ain’t real…Read the bible jack a#%,” wrote one individual who was displeased with the ad.”

Thank you Blaze for finding the most idiotic post to showcase in order to make us Creationists look like idiots.

As a Creationists, I think these people should lighten up. It’s a joke. Let’s pick our battles with something more meaningful than a soft drink ad. I personally like the evolution picture with the man turning around to say “Stop following me!”

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- kindsoul
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:57am
  Creationist don’t need help looking like idiots.
  
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- SquidVetOhio
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:14am
  You’re really funny and smart too!
  
  -said no one ever
  
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- SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:20am
  @ SQUID…I agree with you on the ad. Really not much to get so worked up about.
  
  @KINDSOUL (strange name given your post)…..Exactly what is your evidence to suggest that belief in a creation event is unfounded or silly? What evidence would you point to to suggest your conclusion is correct? Thank you…
  
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- nonwinger
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:20am
  KindSoul – Your name is not reflected in your hateful comment to SquidVetOhio.
  
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- SquidVetOhio
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:21am
  P.S. really smart guy, if you’re going to slam me for being an idiot, try to do it using proper grammar.
  
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- TeresaJ
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:43am
  Those were my thoughts Squidvet.
  
  Today the shoe is on the other foot. :) All this hostility, no one can take a joke. I thought the gieco cavemen ads were funny. I also thought Romney’s birther comment was funny, as well as Clint Eastwood.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:53am
  Thanks to the Obama Administration, humor has been replaced by anger and division.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:13am
  Yeah, I really don’t see any reason to make snide remarks at SquidVet. Seemed like a pretty intelligent post to me. I believe in evolution. I’m not sure that wasn’t some of god’s handy work though, and I’ve been wrong on many things before. I imagine you’ve been wrong a time or two before. Perhaps we’re wrong here and he’s right.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:28am
  SquidVetOhio
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:45am
  
  “Evolution ain’t real…Read the bible jack a#%,” wrote one individual who was displeased with the ad.”
  
  _____________
  That comment is the sum total of the “reasoning” of the creationist. Only idiots believe a collection of Bronze age goat herder myths have any scientific relevance. The earth is not 6,000 years old and man evolved from earlier primates. Science trumps your made up sky father.
  
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- RaydocX
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 12:39pm
  @moncine,
  at least find a new line in THE SAME FREAKING THREAD to try to advance your already trumped and passed over trolling.
  
  oh wait, there’s plenty more electrons bits and bytes… i don’t have to waste anymore moments on deposing your mindless meaningless trolling.
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:31am
  Pray for the likes of Encinom and Kindsoul. Apparently they suffer from very low self-esteem and because they are not as bright as they think and consequently cannot succeed in the work place, they must turn their anger anonomously at people they hate for various reasons. Teeny-weenie folks like this must have some outlet to denigrate others, thereby elevating themselves (even if only artificially). In their case, the Blaze and it’s occupants are providing a public service to some true sad sacks. BUT, as long as they are here throwing their insults, there is the possiblity they will get a clue, seek professional help, and find the one true God. Pray for that folks. Once on the right path, these mouthy individuals will be worthwhile.
  
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mike551
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:36am
It’s a joke. Lighten up folks.

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- mike551
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:39am
  I think I’ll go have a diet cherry Dr. Pepper!
  
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- GMP
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:41am
  Agreed
  
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- sta
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:45am
  OH Thank YOU!
  This is why people think all of us are weirdos. The world is burning, the economy if falling and some people take the time to be offended over an attempt at humor.
  
  I wonder if they are plants to get interest drummed up.
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:47am
  Ditto!
  
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- watersRpeople
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:50am
  I think I’ll have a Coke. There’s just something about Pepsi that makes me think “Jester.”
  
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- Rickfromillinois
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:06am
  You got it right. Chill out people.
  
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momrules
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:33am
I am just sick of the argument. I believe in God the Creator who created everything. In fact read Job 38, kind of tells it like it is.
Does evolution happen in nature, the nature which God created? Yes. Did everything evolve from sludge that crawled out of the ocean, the ocean that God created? No. Did Human beings evolve from monkey’s, that God created? No. God created human beings separate from all else.

The ones who want to discount God are going to keep on believing their unbelief. I am going to keep on believing in God the Creator of everything.

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- kindsoul
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:43am
  So, how long ago did this god dude create human?
  
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- momrules
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:55am
  Kindsoul………I stated my opinion. You’ve shown your disrespect for me and God by referring to Him as ” this god dude.”
  You certainly have a right to your beliefs and I respect that, but respect is a two way street.
  
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- RealLiibertarian
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:15am
  Yes, respect is a two way street. Too bad that so many ‘christians’ don’t act that way. We who believe differently are constantly denigrated by them, they try to legislate their beleifs at the cost of our beleifs, and then they claim to be victims when we push back. Instead of worrying about what respect you get, maybe you should be worrying about the respect you give.
  
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- kindsoul
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:20am
  I have no respect for people who substitute thought with fantasy.
  
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- SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:35am
  @ KINDSOUL….Measurements of the mutation rate of mitochondrial DNA recently forced researchers to revise the age of “mitochondrial Eve” from a theorized 200,000 years down to possibly as low as 6,000 years. (Gibbons A., Calibrating the mitochondrial clock, Science 279:28–29 (2 January 1998)
  
  ‘We obtained over 55 kilobases of sequence from three autosomal loci encompassing Alu repeats for representatives of diverse human populations as well as orthologous sequences for other hominoid species at one of these loci. Nucleotide diversity was exceedingly low. Most individuals and populations were identical. Only a single nucleotide difference distinguished presumed ancestral alleles from descendants. These results differ from those expected if alleles from divergent archaic populations were maintained through multiregional continuity. The observed virtual lack of sequence polymorphism is the signature of a recent single origin for modern humans, with general replacement of archaic populations.’ (Knight, A., Batzer, M.A., Stoneking, M., Tiwari, H.K., Scheer, W.D., Herrera, R.J. and Deininger, P.L., DNA sequences of Alu elements indicate a recent replacement of the human autosomal genetic complement, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 93(9):4360–4364, 1996.)
  
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- kickagrandma
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:42am
  Morning, MOM RULES~~~ Glad to stand with you on this one.
  
  To the ignorant who are blabbing nonsense trying to convince yourselves and others that GOD is not THE CREATOR of everything, may we refer you to the book of Genesis in THE HOLY BIBLE. It begins with the story of GOD’s Creation. From there the love story of GOD for man and, at times, man’s love for GOD continues until the last mark of punctuation in the last book of THE HOLY BIBLE, Revelation.
  you all are free to choose GOD, JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, or not. Isn’t that something? THE ONE WHO made you, the ones who reject HIM, leaves you free to choose to love HIM back.
  
  Far, far different than the muslime group. they will sodomize you in front of your family and cut off your heads and let your blood run in the streets. you get NO choice with them.
  
  It IS “them” or us; satan or GOD. There is NO in between.
  
  GOD BLESS HIS KIDS.
  COME, LORD JESUS, COME.
  In YOUR HOLY AND MIGHTY NAME, we do pray, amen.
  
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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:55am
  @KICKAGRANDMA
  
  Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
  
  Seriously, your book is irrelevant to me.
  
  Your God demands love from people, and if they don’t give it to him he throws them into an alternate plane of existence for an eternity of torture.
  
  Your God comes off looking so human that it’s hilarious.
  
  Human qualities your “God” exhibits
  -Egomaniac(you shall have no Gods before me)
  -Desperation of love(I demand you love me)
  -Anger of rejection(love me or go to hell)
  -Stupidity(seriously, how could such an amazing being continually mess up so bad? Oh that’s right, God doesn’t mess up, it’s we humans who mess up his design)
  -Ineptitude
  
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- barber2
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:57am
  SOLE: This ” lack of respect” thingy that you Lefties suffer from will destroy law and order in a diverse society. But, heck, think you little anarchists love that chaos thingy as much as you love being obnoxious and disrespectful.
  
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- Sosorryforyou
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:59am
  MOMRULES
  
  You’re right – respect is a two-way street. So what does it say of you when you level almost daily disrespect on our President while many of your fellow Americans appreciate him as President. Everyone has the right to speak up when they don’t like what the President is doing, but you and many others on this site go to the extreme and spew constant lies, hatred and disrespect towards him that it shows just what kind of a person you are. You want respect? Start by giving it yourself.
  
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- john vincent
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:06am
  modern-
  Appears two things you lack insight on:
  1. the nature of God
  2. the nature of sin
  
  Not a bad pursuit of learning.
  
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- kindsoul
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:10am
  @Sleezy, Let me insert the next paragraph which you left out.
  
  Regardless of the cause, evolutionists are most concerned about the effect of a faster mutation rate.
  For example, researchers have calculated that “mitochondrial Eve”–the woman whose mtDNA was
  ancestral to that in all living people–lived 100,000 to 200,000 years ago in Africa. Using the new
  clock, she would be a mere 6000 years old.
  
  No one thinks that’s the case, but at what point should models switch from one mtDNA time zone to
  the other? “I’m worried that people who are looking at very recent events, such as the peopling of
  Europe, are ignoring this problem,” says Laurent Excoffier, a population geneticist at the University
  of Geneva. Indeed, the mysterious and sudden expansion of modern humans into Europe and other
  parts of the globe, which other genetic evidence puts at about 40,000 years ago, may actually have
  happened 10,000 to 20,000 years ago–around the time of agriculture, says Excoffier. And mtDNA
  studies now date the peopling of the Americas at 34,000 years ago, even though the oldest
  noncontroversial archaeological sites are 12,500 years old. Recalibrating the mtDNA clock would
  narrow the difference (Science, 28 February 1997, p. 1256).
  
  You cut and paste things you really don’t understand.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:11am
  SO: Sorry, dude. You guys wore us out during the last administration when you referred to the president as ” a shrub” and threw that ” General Be-tray-us” lingo around. You are now the Boy Who Cried Wolf Crowd. The Pot calling the kettle black crowd. So sorry… NOBAMA 2012 NO DEMOCRATS 2012
  
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- sheriff32
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:28am
  You can’t use the Bible as proof of your God. The truth is there is NO Proof of a Christin God our any other God for that matter.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:38am
  Okay Christians where is your evidence that it was your God that was not the Creator and not a Hindu or Native American God?
  
  Hinduism pre-dates Judaism. Prior to Judaism their where other religions in the fertile crescent. Why not the Zoroastrianism creation myth.
  
  Where is the Christian evidence outside of the bible for their God being the Creator?
  
  Of course science doesn’t have this issue, science uses facts and tests and refines theories.
  
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- Jmartintx80
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:14am
  Wow, one person states their beliefs and acknowledges the rights of others to disagree with them, and all of a sudden the “enlightened” crowd comes out in force telling that person how stupid, intolerant, and disrespectful they are while being intolerant and disrespectful.
  
  You’re sure to sway some opinions that way, folks.
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 4:45pm
  Kindsoul, your failure to respect the opinions of others has no defense. Yours is a moral failure that has no redeeming value. Your parents have failed both you and the remainder of the USA. Perhaps as this world provides you with decreasing levels of satisfaction, you will learn that by accepting others and valuing their opinions, your opinions will be valued equally. Until then, your sad llittle existence will be your lot in life. Hope you have the same Darwinian Fitness level as Dawkins.
  
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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:06pm
  @JOHN VINCENT
  
  I understand both concepts and have decided both concepts are horribly evil. Thankfully neither concept has proven to exist.
  
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- SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:44pm
  @ KINDSOUL….You have no idea who I am, my education, or field of study. My point was is that it was argued for years that the age was several hundred thousand years old and now almost a 10 fold decrease by people in your camp as to the age of the mDNA. You are the one who has no clue what they are talking about, went to an evolution site lQQked up my comment and posted the reply you did because you don’t understand what it is really implying about our understanding of DNA and what the 2 studies combined are pointing towards. Try again my friend if you think I don’t know the science. I would put my educational background and credentials up against most here on the blaze that so arrogantly assert what they “know” to be truth and what the “know” science demonstrates. The problem you don’t understand is that the fast mutation rate argues against and old human population. What you posted is stating that the models that have always been used to come up with time frames is quite overly estimated based upon what they are OBSERVING. You simply don’t even know what that means for your argument, “that humans have a common ancestor hundreds of thousands of years (if not even longer by some stimates) in the past”. You don’t understand population bottlenecking and the lack of polymorphism. The rates they have identified and the lack of polymorphism identified point to a very recent (5000-10000 year) common single origin for modern man. Thank you….
  
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:32am
As our embassies are attacked and Americans killed, I find it difficult to believe this is a viable news story. It is an advertisement. It means nothing. It doesn’t even do a good job of marketing the product.

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Geo_Kat
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:31am
Terrorist are those who insight terror upon another person for political reasons, or religious reasons (any form of intolerance really). Terror means one is in fear of one’s safety, property or life. A homemade movie that is anti-Islam does not make a person fear for their life. If that was true, then Christians are being terrorize by Hollywood all the time (how many anti-Christian movies have they made?)

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- Geo_Kat
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:35am
  Placed Comment on wrong page.
  
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- bry
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:59am
  Do you need a missing link? ;)
  
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HOOT_OWL
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:31am
These companies that insist on skirting the edge of this great debate doesn’t bother me to much . If I boycotted every item, I might as well live under a rock. This world is heading off a cliff anyway. I use coupons combined with in store sales on name brand items. I never pay full retail for anything. I have had to learn to do this, to stretch a dollar to the fullest extent. I usually pay less for them than most ‘off name brands‘. And the other day ,I made a Killing on craft foods.. I paid “0” Monies for over $200.oo dollars in product ,that were on a sale combined with in-store coupons .

Also in regards to the stupid twitter comments. I would also like to add. Unlike Muslims ,I do not get so easily offended every time some clown makes a comment against my faith. I will continue to enjoy my Dr. Pepper, as I continue to ignore their petty comments.

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orangetom1999
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:30am
I’m a Christian and I like Dr Pepper. This ad will not stop me from buying Dr Pepper when I want one.

I don’t believe in Evolutiton…however..If you wanted to use a beverage for such an “Evolutionary ” ad..Beer would be more appropriate on time scales as it goes back much further than Dr Pepper into the halls of History.

However am not a big beer drinker….but at the same time …I find it interesting how many animals like beer…other than humans. As I am not a big beer drinker this was a surprise for me when I first realized this about the beer appetites of many animals. Does this mean evolution is not happening???

But I will not be getting violent and or killing people over a Dr Pepper Video. Nor labeling and name calling. That to me is a definite sign or indicator that Evolution is not happening.

Thanks,
Orangetom

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jimbo_from_suwanee
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:28am
I guess I am going to have to learn to drink Mr. Pibb.

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chickenfried
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:24am
Oh my gawrsh….What a dumb thing for Dr. Pepper to assert. Everyone know that aliens brought the drink to earth in an attempt to “seed” the soft drink universe. The extra-terrestrial Pepper drove the native Mr. Pibb into seclusion where Darwinian excesses eventually led to a new type of Pepper. The co-mingling of flavors and ingredients gave rise to Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper which is a mutant strain, hell-bent on world domination.

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- Jenny Lind
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:01am
  Thanks for putting it into perspective!
  
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Jbstrick
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:20am
Really? Let’s get upset over something that matters. It’s just an AD, big deal. It’s false outrage like this which diminish the real religious arguments we may have.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:48am
  Well it does go against Bible teachings. Violence is now recognized by our government as an appropriate response to religious outrage. If we attack Pepsi headquarters, sodomize and kill the president of PepsiCo, then drag his body through the streets and burn down the building…will The State Department make excuses for our actions?
  
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- Stelex
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:12am
  Pepsi ….. the great satan
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:35am
  Mountain Dew…the little Satan.
  
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- Spyderco
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 3:05pm
  Whatever happened to “I’m a pepper, you’re a pepper…”?
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 7:09pm
  The bible has no ‘teachings’
  That was PUBLIC schools are for.
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 7:12pm
  That idiotic book means nothing to most folks on this planet.
  Deal with it.
  And that goes for the Islamist too. Who think THEIR BOOK
  is all that matters.
  Will you zealots EVER get it?
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:11pm
  What do bible teaching have to do with advertising?
  
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- AnAmericanToo
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 12:36pm
  Dora — you are so funny! I love to read your postings! “The Bible” means nothing to most people on earth. Your declarations are so broad and clearly reflect your beliefs. I am amazed at how emotional people are towards those who have different views than themselves.
  
  If the “Bible means nothing” — America was developed by western Europeans who brought the Bible with them; Thomas Jefferson had the US Congress print 10,000 Bibles; many politicians take their oath of office by placing their hand on the Bible; US military has chaplains; I can’t think of a single town in the USA that does not have at least one church; Catholics just built a $29 million cathedral in the heart of Los Angles (AKA City of Angles).
  
  And apparently you haven’t looked much into Middle East archeology studies nor high school / college courses that teach the Bible as literature. Many of the classic plays, novels make reference to Biblical statements or stories.
  
  Hang in there Dora — there must be a reason that you are visiting and posting to a website that is owned and presented by an alcoholic Mormon. You trolls are just so …darn … emotional and demanding that everyone else thinks and believes as you do. I had a left thinking brother-in-law who used to declare how he objected to a ‘vanilla’ world …..didn’t want all same thinking but darnedest thing if he wanted everyone to belief as he did — wanting diverse ideas but only if they were like his!
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 1:40am
  This is not a theocracy.
  The bible’s teaching mean less than nothing.
  
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shephound
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:20am
Two questions:
1) If humans evolved from apes, why do we still have apes?
2) When was the last time an ape squirted out a human baby?

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- kindsoul
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:41am
  If God exists, prove it. Oh you can’t. tisk tisk. You should go back to sticking your head in the sand.
  
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- sta
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:46am
  It’s an ad! A cartoon!
  
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- Stelex
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:51am
  @Kind, Prove he doesn’t……..yeah thought so
  
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- jimbo_from_suwanee
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:51am
  Compelling debate here: http://www.apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=9&article=1046
  
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- Mikeil305
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:59am
  1. We didn’t evolve from apes, but we do share a common ancestor who is no longer around.
  2. See question 1. Also, read a low level book on evolution.
  
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- kindsoul
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:26am
  @Stelex, Something that can’t be proven or disproven doesn’t exist.
  
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- Locked
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:53am
  Two questions for you:
  
  1. Have you actually ever learned what the theory of evolution entails?
  2. No, seriously. Have you? Because your comments have diddly-squat to do with evolution.
  
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- Jmartintx80
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:17am
  You really should change your name, Kindsoul.
  
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- kickagrandma
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 12:47pm
  @KINDSOUL ~~~ We don’t have to prove GOD, son. HE proves HIMSELF by letting you continue to breathe. I’d say that’s a good argument FOR HIM, wouldn’t you?
  
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- Spqr1
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 2:23pm
  That’s not how evolution works, not even close. Can’t effectively argue against something when you have not a single clue how it works. This is why you all looks like fools.
  
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- AnAmericanToo
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:19pm
  KindSoul:
  
  Interesting that you point out to those who declare that they have FAITH in their belief systems. They don’t state that they have a scientific line to support that which must be accepted by faith.
  
  Oddly those who have been posting that they ‘believe in evolution’ vs. “creationism” but in order to believe in ‘evolution’ that is a faith and belief in a mystical desire to be ‘rational thinking”. There has never been any scientific evidence to show that non life elements can randomly create even a one cell living plant / animal. By applying advanced mathematics and statistical analysis — the odds are amazingly so minute that such a single event could have happened randomly that it is zero. Then compound the additional magical events that must have taken place — non living material to one living cell; one cell must survive and in numbers enough to reproduce; exist long enough to evolve into something of ‘higher complexity’; and on and on and on until the alleged highest creature is “mankind’. And nothing more complex since then? The pure application of mathematical probabilities is simply that this cannot be the way that life began and then advanced to humans. Now, one can opt to believe in this myth of how all life began but it certainly is not ‘objective nor based in scientific reasoning.”
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:13pm
  Do some reading on the subject.
  
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infidelsaplenty
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:19am
Well, I guess I’m convinced. This add is as good as any of the “proofs” of evolution I’ve ever read in any textbook. /sarcasm

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- sta
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:47am
  Win!
  
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EndTheGOPTEA
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:18am
Jesus Zombie is Not Real People.. Evolution happens everyday, all day, right in front of your eye. Open Them!!

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- watersRpeople
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:47am
  Are dandelions real?
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:04am
  Well, you have certainly changed hearts and minds this morning, congratulations.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:59am
  END: Ok. How about evolving for us ? Come on..you promised..open our dumb eyes…we are waiting…
  
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- DIR
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 6:29pm
  @endtheoptea: ‘Evolution happens everyday, all day, right in front of your eye. Open Them!!’
  
  With all due respect, what does your understanding of evolution have to do with creationism? Both creationism and evolution are different concepts that try to explain the unknown. Not having all the answers doesn’t mean one is stupid. But those who think they do sure are.
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 1:46am
  Folks, every generation is taller than the last – that’s evolution.
  You folks should ask -why is that happening?
  That’s a tiny example of evolution right before your eyes.
  Also, human distance vision, is eroding every generation.
  You creationists are just silly. Really.
  
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UpholderOftheConstitution
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:17am
“We are completely tolerant of all views to be taught in our public schools, completely tolerant! Sit down Creationist and stop pointing out the holes in evolution, moron! I hate you Christians and your morals, values, and principles! Shut up I said! Fairy tale believer!!! We came from monkeys and then when we progressed to humans we stopped evolving, end of story. We are the pinnacle of evolution. What? No I don’t know why we have stopped, except to say that we have arrived!! No I won’t take questions why we have disease, except that it is the evil Republicans bringing it to our perfect world! I said shut up Christian!

“Now where was I, oh yes… we are tolerant of all religions especially Muslims and evolution liberal Christians who agree with us completely.”

—————— Sound familiar? It is a steamy pile of bs. As Christians we are completely okay with teaching evolution right beside creationism, because there we can find the debate and the holes in Evolution and point out the faith-based in both (which means you have to have faith to believe it), but I digress because haters gonna hate, but in the end we win.

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- anomnomnommm
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:28am
  Why should it be taught beside evolution? Other than people telling me that there is the same amount of scientific fact to it, I have never seen or heard this supposedly credible evidence. I (and all scientists) are happy to look at sound evidence in an objective way, so if anyone here can give credible sources for this evidence that would be great. *Note: evidence FOR creationism, not against evolution. otherwise you can claim anything.
  
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- Aufbruch
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:30am
  ….you lost the evolution debate about 100 years ago, dude. A bit late…
  Where’s the Flat Earth Theory in our Geography classes? Might as well teach that one, too….or the NWO/Illuminati Theory in our 4th grade Social Studies? Shouldn’t that, by all rights, be covered as well?
  
  Anyway..list these “holes” in Evolution. C’mon, cough em’ up. This should prove amusing.
  
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- UpholderOftheConstitution
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:39am
  ANOMNOMNOMMM, for a scientist you fail at knowing what science is. If you are referring to technical science which we derive engineering and math from then yes you win, but origin science is based on an assumption which can not be tested in a lab, and if it is “tested” the output is nothing more than affirmation that you still have a “hunch”. You cannot apply technical science to origin science with a faulty assumption and poof get a desired output. You of all people should know this seeing how you are a “scientist”! Right? Keep on trucking buddy.
  
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- UpholderOftheConstitution
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:44am
  Af here you go bud: http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/tj/v13/n2/human-fossils I am sure this will not good enough for you because they are leaning toward creationism, but yet if you feel that way you might want to reconsider. For you yourself are already biased toward evolution therefore each and every “test” you make will give you your supposed conclusion because evolution is not a technical science. You cannot throw out carbon-dating (which technically uses technical science) as the proof of your made up fantasies. I do not try to reproduce creation in hopes of convincing you that creationism is the real thing, because it cannot be. I welcome with open arms that it is faith-based, so I would hope that you also would realize that evolution in its whole is faith-based always.
  
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- infidelsaplenty
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:51am
  The laws of probability and entropy are a huge obstacle to the theory of mechanistic total evolution.
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:11am
  @anomnomnommm: I (and all scientists) are happy to look at sound evidence in an objective way, so if anyone here can give credible sources for this evidence that would be great.
  
  Did you look at that when you came to the conclusion on global warming? It’s well known that “evidence” was contrived. And the fact that you only look at credible evidence is what makes you a scientist and not much more. Other than those that work in the field of medicine research scientists don’t really carry much weight with me. All they have is speculation and theory, nothing concrete. I prefer the physical sciences, i.e. engineering, chemical and the such. At least they deal in reality.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 11:43am
  Christianity has become nothing more than a cult where the truth and facts are to be shunned. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE BRONZE AGE CREATION MYTHS.
  
  Can one Christian tell why their creation myth is correct and not the Hindu’s or the ancient Greek’s or Buddhist’s? Now you can not use the Bible itself you need independent evidence.
  
  Also please use the correct definition of Theory, in science theories have been tested, refined and proven.
  
  The problem with the American Educational system is that their are to many Christians demanding that myths replace truths.
  
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golfmax13
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:15am
Dr. Pepper is a Pepsi product. Since I’m enraged I say, let’s riot at the Pepsi plant.

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- Copo
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 4:10pm
  Dr. Pepper is made by the Dr. Pepper Snapple company, and packaged by the Coca Cola company, both of which are competitors of Pepsi Co.
  
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biohazard23
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:12am
Meanwhile, the Middle East is burning and the lame stream media is blaming Romney for (fill in the blank).

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- Verceofreason
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:14pm
  Trying to politicize the tragedy and making a clown of himself
  
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Hiswill
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:11am
Our faith under attack again. What would a Muslim do?

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- justangry
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:14am
  Um, how does this ad attack your religion?
  
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- chickenfried
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:25am
  What would Jesus drink?
  
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- watersRpeople
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:35am
  chickenfried,
  Coke!
  
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- RealLiibertarian
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:37am
  Care to give details on how this attacks your religion? You want respect for your beliefs but are unwilling to give them to anyone who believes differently.
  
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Stoic one
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:10am
Pepsi owns the pepper

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- HMWastedDays
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:47am
  Pepsi doesn’t own Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper was started in 1885 and remained it’s own company until 1995 when Cadbury Schweppes acquired it. In 2000, CS acquired Snapple. CS then merged Dr Pepper and Snapple to create the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which spun off DPS into it’s own company. Coca-Cola and Pepsi are distributors of Dr Pepper, though. In fact, Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s competition cola to Pepsi and Coca-Cola is RC Cola.
  
  http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/company/history/
  
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watersRpeople
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:09am
The soul evolves the body. The soul evolves a species. Don’t get the bright idea of exterminating people so you can try to have orangutangs inherit the earth.

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Granny58
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:05am
What a useless pop culture moment to get upset over.

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- watersRpeople
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:33am
  Yes it’s too bad, too bad two sides get upset, divided, yet not hearing the message loud and clear – the viewers neither have eyes to see, or ears to hear.
  
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kcares
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:04am
How stupid is this company!

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- asybot12
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:13am
  It is American remember!
  
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- riseandshine
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:37am
  How stupid is this story.
  
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