Sure, Intelligent Design doesn't make a lot of sense. But everybody knows the words, and

當然，智能設計沒有什麼意義。但大家都知道這句話，而且

sometimes it's fun to sing along. So...The Thinking Atheist presents...Our Top

有時，它'的樂趣唱起來。所以......思考中的無神論者提出......我們的頂級

Ten Favorite Creationist Arguments 1) Carbon Dating Isn’t Accurate To Determine

最喜歡的十大創世神論者論點 1）碳年代測定並不準確。

the Age of the Earth. Perhaps that’s why carbon dating isn't the preferred method for

地球的年齡。也許這就是為什麼碳測年不是首選方法的原因。

dating rocks and fossils over 50,000 years old. There are a great many methods of radiometric

對5萬年以上的岩石和化石進行測年。輻射測量的方法有很多

dating that accurately measure the decay of radioactive elements in rocks, meteorites

準確測量岩石、隕石中放射性元素衰變的測年法。

and fossils, and that’s why science can confidently estimate the age of planet earth

和化石，這就是為什麼科學可以有信心地估計地球的年齡。

at 4.5 billion years.

在45億年。

2) You can't prove Evolution. As opposed to proving a Youth Earth theory from primitive,

2）你不能&#39；證明進化論。相對於從原始證明一個青年地球理論。

anonymous texts? Actually...man has unlocked the world of genetics to reveal that all living

匿名簡訊？其實......人類已經解開了遺傳學的世界，揭示了所有的生物

things have and do evolve, and that similarities exist between the DNA of plants, animals and

事物有且確實在進化，植物、動物的DNA和人類的DNA之間存在著相似之處。

humans alike. Evolution is observable, provable science. To quote the famous evolutionary

人類一樣。進化是可觀察、可證明的科學。引用著名的進化論

biologist Stephen J. Gould "Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested,

生物學家Stephen J. Gould "創造論批評者經常指控進化論不能被測試。

and therefore cannot be viewed as a properly scientific subject at all. This claim is rhetorical

是以根本不能把它看成是一個正確的科學課題。這種說法是修辭

nonsense.” - 3) If man evolved from monkeys, why do we

無稽之談。"- 3）如果人類是由猴子進化而來的，為什麼我們要

still have monkeys? This is like asking, if America was colonized by the English, why

還養猴子？這就好比是問，如果美國是英國人的殖民地，那為什麼

do we still have England? The "branching" phenomenon in speciation doesn't make the

我們還有英國嗎？標本化中的"分支"現象並沒有使'。

original branch disappear. Next question, please.

原來的分支消失了。下一個問題，請問。

4) The human eye is too complex to have evolved. This argument is also known as, "Irreducible

4）人的眼睛太複雜，沒有進化。這個論點也被稱為，"不可還原性

Complexity." This gross over-simplification ignores creatures like the single-celled Euglena

複雜度."這種嚴重的過度簡化忽略了像單細胞的Euglena這樣的生物。

(you-GLEEN_uh)...which have evolved antennae for light. Mollusks and jellyfish have evolved

(you-GLEEN_uh)......它們已經進化出了光的天線。軟體動物和水母也進化出了

varying grades of vision. Plus...consider this: The human eye is more poorly constructed

不同等級的視力。另外......考慮到這一點。人類的眼睛構造更差

and much less acute than the eye of the octopus or the great horned owl. The human eye has

且遠不如章魚或大角鴞的眼睛尖銳。人類的眼睛有

blind spots in the visual field. The human retina is inverted, requiring the brain to

視野中的盲點。人的視網膜是倒置的，需要大腦進行

"flip" the image to appear right-side-up. Did God care more about the design of the

"翻轉"影像出現右上角。難道上帝更在乎設計的

horned owl than his own children? Complexity does not demand a designer.

角鴞比自己的孩子還多？複雜不需要設計師。

5) Atheism is actually a religion. Indeed. Much like "not collecting stamps" might be

5）無神論其實是一種宗教。確實如此。就像"不收集郵票"可能是。

called a hobby. Or “not smoking” might be called a habit.

稱為一種愛好。或者說 "不抽菸 "可以叫做習慣。

6) Oh yeah? Well "Scientist-X" believes in God. That's nice. So did icons like Copernicus,

6）哦，是嗎？嗯"科學家-X"相信上帝。這'不錯。哥白尼這樣的偶像也是如此。

Kepler and Galileo, who also lived in the time of dirt floors, bleeding sick people

開普勒和伽利略，他們也生活在泥土地、流血病人的時代。

to cure them, and burning witches at the stake. Sir Isaac Newton was a believer and theologian.

治癒他們，並在火刑柱上燒死女巫。艾薩克-牛頓爵士是一個信徒和神學家。

He was also an alchemist. Did Newton's groundbreaking research on gravity and the Laws of Motion

他也是一位鍊金術士。牛頓對萬有引力和運動定律進行了開創性的研究。

also prove his belief that metals had magical powers and could be combined to make gold?

也證明了他相信金屬有神奇的力量，可以組合成黃金?

Cherry-pick all you want. The fact is, 93% of the members of the National Academy of

隨你挑剔。事實上，93%的美國國家科學院成員...

Sciences reject the concept of God . That's not just a majority. It's an overwhelming

科學拒絕上帝的概念 。這'不只是大多數。這是一個壓倒性的。

majority. In fact, this is just a sampling of the reputable scientific organizations

大多數。事實上，這只是著名科學組織的一個樣本。

that reject Intelligent Design and support Evolution by Natural Selection.

拒絕智能設計，支持自然選擇的進化。

7) You're saying that everything happened by "chance?" No. Chance certainly plays a

7)你'說一切都發生在"偶然?"不。

part in the evolutionary cycle, but Natural Selection promotes non-random change of specific

的一部分，但自然選擇卻促進了特定物種的非隨機變化。

desirable traits over time. Living organisms didn't just pop into existence by "chance."

隨著時間的推移，理想的特徵。生物體沒有'僅僅通過"機會.&quot突然出現。

But they did evolve over millions, sometimes billions, of years.

但它們確實是經過數百萬年，有時是數十億年的進化。

8) America is a Christian nation. Actually, the U.S. Constitution never mentions God.

8）美國是一個基督教國家。其實，美國憲法從來沒有提到過上帝。

And the mentions of religion in Article 6 and the First Amendment serve to separate

而第6條和第一修正案中對宗教的提及，則是為了將宗教和宗教信仰分開。

religion from government altogether. “In God We Trust” wasn’t printed on American

宗教從政府完全。"我們相信上帝 "並不是印在美國人的身上

coins until 1863, after a religious surge during the Civil War. American paper money

幣，直到1863年南北戰爭期間宗教大潮後。美國紙幣

didn’t have it until 1957. The words “under God” weren’t even in the original Pledge

直到1957年才有。"在上帝之下 "這幾個字甚至不在最初的誓詞中。

of Allegiance. They were added by Congress in 1954. And many of our founding fathers

的忠誠。它們是國會在1954年增加的而我們的許多國父

never proclaimed any allegiance or belief in the Christian God… including Thomas Jefferson,

從來沒有宣稱過對基督教上帝的任何忠誠或信仰... 包括托馬斯・傑斐遜。

Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, John Adams, Thomas Paine, and even George Washington.

本傑明-富蘭克林、詹姆斯-麥迪遜、約翰-亞當斯、托馬斯-培恩，甚至喬治-華盛頓。

9) The 2nd Law Of Thermodynamics! We love this argument, because almost everyone who

9）熱力學第二定律!我們喜歡這個論點，因為幾乎每個人

uses it has no idea what they're talking about. In a nutshell, The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

使用它不知道他們在說什麼'。簡而言之，熱力學第二定律。

says that systems must become more disordered over time, so complex living cells and organisms

說，系統一定會隨著時間的推移變得更加無序，所以複雜的活細胞和生物體

couldn't have come out of basic inanimate chemicals. In other words, more time means

不可能從基本的無生命化學物質中產生。換句話說，更多的時間意味著

more chaos. What Creationists fail to mention is that this "law" only works in a closed

更加混亂。創造論者沒有提到的是，這個"法則"只在封閉的環境中有效

system, where no energy or matter leaves or enters. The earth is not a closed system.

系統，其中沒有能量或物質離開或進入。地球不是一個封閉的系統。

It receives heat and light from our sun's nuclear fusion, fueling simple organisms so

它從太陽的核聚變中接收熱量和光，為簡單的生物體提供燃料，是以，它是一個很好的例子。

that they can become more complex by consuming other forms of life and nonliving materials.

它們可以通過消耗其他形式的生命和非生物材料而變得更加複雜。

Here's an easy way to frustrate this argument. When a Christian brings up with 2nd Law of

這裡有一個簡單的方法來挫敗這種爭論。當一個基督徒提出與第二定律的

Thermodynamics, ask him what the other "laws" are. When he shrugs and stares into space,

熱力學，問他其他"定律"是什麼。當他聳聳肩，盯著太空時。

you’ll know how truly informed he is on the subject.

你就會知道他在這個問題上是多麼的真正知情。

10) And finally...Our favorite. Adolf Hitler was an atheist. Actually...Hitler was raised

10）最後......我們的最愛。阿道夫-希特勒是個無神論者。事實上... 希特勒是被撫養長大的

Roman Catholic. In "Mein Kampf," Hitler speaks of the "creator of the universe" and says

羅馬天主教徒。在"我的奮鬥》中，"希特勒談到了"宇宙的創造者"，並說。

the Aryan race was created by God. His religious views (or lack of them) remain in dispute,

雅利安人種是由上帝創造的。他的宗教觀點(或沒有宗教觀點)仍然存在爭議。

but using the name of history's greatest tyrant isn't an argument. It's a provocation that

但使用歷史上'最偉大的暴君的名字是'不是一個參數。它'是一種挑釁，

has NOTHING to do with the concept of Evolution or Creation. Invoking Hitler is a "hot button"

與進化論或創造論的概念沒有任何關係。引用希特勒是一個"熱點&quot。

designed to distract people from the true argument...the overwhelming evidence of Evolution

旨在轉移人們對真正論點的注意力......進化論的壓倒性證據。

By Natural Selection. There they are. Our Top Ten Favorite Creationists

通過自然選擇。這就是他們。我們最喜歡的十大創世主

Arguments. Next time you come up against one of these,

爭論。下次你再遇到這樣的。

just remember that your worldview is based on evidence. Their worldview includes an invisible

只要記住你的世界觀是基於證據的。他們的世界觀包括一個無形的

divine "Daddy", 2 naked people and a talking snake, contradictory documents written in

神聖的"爸爸"，2個裸體人和一條會說話的蛇，矛盾的文件寫在

the Bronze Age, the wearing of torture devices around one's neck, and bumper stickers that

青銅時代，一個人脖子上戴著刑具，保險槓上貼著的是

say "Seven Days Without Prayer Makes One Weak." For the record...we're not sure the Creationist

說"七天不祈禱會讓人變得虛弱."為了記錄......我們'不確定創世主。

argument could be much weaker. We're just sayin'.

論點可以弱得多。我們'只是在說'。