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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Natural Selection DOES Work!

I was just defiling myself by visiting Ray's Slagheap of Lies, asking myself, "Why, why so stupid?" Much like everyone else here does, I'm sure. And I got to wondering, how is it that such amazingly stupid people (i.e. the Raylians) keep demonstrating their lack of comprehension and/or simple willful ignorance? How is it that they're so immune to even the simplest of explanations? Can anyone REALLY be that dumb? Are people like that REALLY allowed to reproduce?

And then it came to me. Clear thought, as demonstrated by such posters as dimensio and steven j, has acted as an evolutionary pressure. Just as an antibiotic can kill most of the bacteria in a culture, leaving behind a resistant strain, so to has exposure to rationality left behind only those who are utterly immune to reason. Anyone with half a brain has either long since departed, or is making a Spartan-like last stand in the fight to counter the Dark Armies of Ignorance.

Natural Selection really does have amazing explanatory power.
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8 comments:

  1. FroggieAugust 27, 2008 at 2:29 PM

    Brilliant observation, Charles!

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  2. WeemaryanneAugust 27, 2008 at 4:39 PM

    Charles, it's wonderful to see you here -- or have you been with The Raytractors for awhile? There are so many of us, I confess I can't keep track. Congrats on a fine post, and keep 'em coming!

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  3. henwliAugust 27, 2008 at 5:18 PM

    Ray already has his next evolution post up. So much condensed stupid...

    Just popping in to say hi to everyone (first post here) while battling against the urge to facepalm so hard I'd probably severely injure myself.

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  4. NaFaAugust 27, 2008 at 5:56 PM

    so they're like retro-virus stupid...hmmm, interesting theory!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM

    Wasn't this way too much? Shouldn't all the Raylics ask for their money back? Will they even notice?

    G.E.

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  6. mjarsulicAugust 27, 2008 at 7:54 PM

    I'm thinking of asking him for my money back for the special. I really didn't order it, but hopefully Ray will ignore that fact too.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 27, 2008 at 8:02 PM

    Charles,

    Your explanation makes a lot of sense.

    G.E.

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  8. nonmagicAugust 27, 2008 at 8:25 PM

    Welcome, Henwli ! The facepalm is inevitable if you read Ray. Pull up a chair and bash your head against the keyboard with the rest of us.

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