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I would like evolution to join the roster of other discredited religions, like the Cargo Cult of the South Pacific. Practitioners of Cargo Cult believed that manufactured products were created by ancestral spirits, and if they imitated what they had seen the white man do, they could cause airplanes to appear out of the sky, bringing valuable cargo like radios and TVs. So they constructed 'airport towers' out of bamboo and 'headphones' out of coconuts and waited for the airplanes to come with the cargo. It may sound silly, but in defense of the Cargo Cult, they did not wait as long for evidence supporting their theory as the Darwinists have waited for evidence supporting theirs.

Ann Coulter#35

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About this quote

What does it mean?
The author argues evolution is as discredited as the Cargo Cult due to lack of evidence.
In plain terms
Evolution is like a fake religion.
What can you take from it?
Scientific theories can be compared to superstitions.

Where it applies

  • debates
  • education
  • opinion pieces

Putting it to work

  • questioning science
  • promoting skepticism
  • religious commentary

Questions to consider

  • Is evolution a religion?
  • What counts as evidence?

Another view

The comparison ignores scientific consensus and evidence.

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