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Dennis Prager, the talk-show host behind the YouTube channel, "PragerU" posted a video showing how he has been duped into believing and promoting Intelligent Design "theory". I have already rebutted a number of his earlier videos, one where he said that atheism is irrational, another when he said the Ten Commandments were real and changed the world for the better, and again when he conflated left-wing politics with far-right fascism, making the blanket accusation that "the left" is an embodiment of evil and must be destroyed. Now, here is the video I made to rebut his most recent declaration of support for his anti-science position against evolutionary theory.
Here are the terms of my challenge: I can show that biological evolution is the truest, best explanation there is or ever was for the origin of our species, that it is the only explanation of biodiversity with either evidentiary support or scientific validity, while Intelligent Design does not even qualify as a theory. I will prove—even to your satisfaction—that evolution is indeed an inescapable fact of fossils, phylogeny and biology. I can do all of this within the course of a dozen mutual exchanges; (one post from me answered by one post from you) throughout which I will also correct whatever errors you currently hold which impede your understanding. I will start with the basics and you must confirm your comprehensive progress in order to advance to the next mutual exchange. Because this is an attempt to educate, it must be a Socratic interaction. So I must insist that you properly address every point or query, ignoring none. If you repeatedly ignore direct questions, your evasion will default this discussion, and I will be under no obligation to continue. I have to say that up-front because that is the way that everyone who has ever attempted this challenge has always failed, with the one notable exception of my wife, Lilandra.
Here are the terms of my challenge: I can show that biological evolution is the truest, best explanation there is or ever was for the origin of our species, that it is the only explanation of biodiversity with either evidentiary support or scientific validity, while Intelligent Design does not even qualify as a theory. I will prove—even to your satisfaction—that evolution is indeed an inescapable fact of fossils, phylogeny and biology. I can do all of this within the course of a dozen mutual exchanges; (one post from me answered by one post from you) throughout which I will also correct whatever errors you currently hold which impede your understanding. I will start with the basics and you must confirm your comprehensive progress in order to advance to the next mutual exchange. Because this is an attempt to educate, it must be a Socratic interaction. So I must insist that you properly address every point or query, ignoring none. If you repeatedly ignore direct questions, your evasion will default this discussion, and I will be under no obligation to continue. I have to say that up-front because that is the way that everyone who has ever attempted this challenge has always failed, with the one notable exception of my wife, Lilandra.
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