Custom Wristband CEO Donates Proceeds from Massive “Debunk Evolution” Order to Pro-Science Group

[IDemo]

RapidWristbands is one of those companies that makes custom wristbands for anyone who wants them. And that means anyone.

Recently, CEO Fiyyaz Pirani got an order from a Creationist ministry that wanted the message “Debunk Evolution” on a whopping 100,000 wristbands. (Who knows where they were going to hand those out.)

Pirani had no legal right to say no to them; it’s not like this was hate speech. But, as someone who understands science, he was conflicted.

So he decided the company wouldn’t keep the profits:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/06/custom-wristband-ceo-donates-proceeds-from-massive-debunk-evolution-order-to-pro-science-group/

[PatSeg]

1. Brilliant!

[retrowire]

2. why dont Christians understand that

The theory of evolution and religion can coexist?

After all, the Bible is up for interpretation anyways.

[SCantiGOP]

3. Why don't Christians understand

That the bible was written by superstitious peasants 2,000 years ago?
That's why it states as fact that the sun revolves around the Earth and there was somehow enough water to cover the mountains due to a rainstorm.

[retrowire]

4. the bible is not absolute.

People need to wrap their minds around that.

I remember reading an article about how religion just turns off certain parts of the brain to reason. Wish I knew where. But it's why religion has such power in politics and such.

[NickB79]

5. Because some Xtians DON'T think the Bible is up for interpretation

Creationists who think the world really was made in 6 literal days, there was a global Great Flood, and the world is only 6,000 years old, for example.

[MH1]

17. Which is humorous because most of those don't bother to study

the ancient languages in which the Bible was written.

So they ARE trusting the interpretation of various translators.

[Warpy]

18. It's devolved into a folk religion

with the bible itself used as a talisman against evil rather than a book to be read and considered.

The people who will pay for these bracelets at their little wingnut churches are borderline idolators.

[Betty Karlson]

6. Christians understand that. 'Christians' don't. eom

[AlbertCat]

7. Christians understand that. 'Christians' don't.

No , Christians and "Christians" are both Christians and no Christian doctrines understand it.

[Betty Karlson]

9. I think your definition of Christianity is rather dogmatic and exclusive.

Which would suggest your idea of Christianity is a "Christian" one.

[AlbertCat]

11. is rather dogmatic and exclusive.

Said the "Christian" dismissing Christians with the "no true Scots" fallacy.

[Betty Karlson]

12. Dogmatism and substantial uniformity are two different matters.

I would indeed argue that those who take the Bible diachronically are all Christians, even if their specific interpretations may be different at times.

But those who take the Bible as a recepy book full of context-less quotes (which is why the literal truth of individual verses may not be contested in their view) - indeed, those only call themselves Christians, but in their hearts lives a different faith.

I notice however, that there is some anger or pain behind your words. Whichever it is: please understand that I don't intend to bait you, only to respond to the content of your reply. The first reply I responded to expressed a hope that those who identify as Christians would see that evolution theories and Biblical truth are not mutually exclusive. I tried to assure him / her that many Christians indeed understand that. (Though not usually as violently, pendantically, and vociferously as those who oppose such notions.) Everything after that is a discussion about specific diacretic symbols I used.

[AlbertCat]

13. Dogmatism and substantial uniformity are two different matters.

Blah blah blah....

Religion is ridiculous.

And evolution happened regardless of whatever version of the Jesus myth one falls for. Christianity has nothing to add, support, or even do with evolution. Its input into science is not there and of no importance.

[Lordquinton]

19. You are in the Atheist and Agnostic group

And you are spouting typical anti-atheist arguments, particularly the "angry" one, none of which are welcome here.

[whatthehey]

20. So what exactly are the majority of purported Christians then

Who are these dark blue folks? Pagans? Muslims? They sure identify as Christians, By what criteria do you assign their scare quotes, and by what authority?



And you can't really be all that sure with the light blues as a chbunk of them seem to think the old Elamite sky god is doing the RNA job

[Major Nikon]

10. Because in some cases they really can't coexist

There are those who believe the bible is a fax from god and isn't up for interpretation. Not only that, by bible they mean the King James version exclusively which is known to contain several obvious translation errors and outright heretical editing centuries after the time of Christ.

[AlbertCat]

8. Let em try to "debunk" it.

They just sound like Ken Ham.
They can't debunk it.... no matter how many bracelets they waste their money on.

[Major Nikon]

14. Sure they can

God says so, period.

See how easy that was. No more than 3 or 4 synapses actively firing required.

[AlbertCat]

15. God says so, period.

See... I told you it'd sound like Ken Ham!

[Major Nikon]

16. Close

You need 4-5 synapses to get Ken Ham. He asks tough questions like "Where you there?". It takes at least 6 synapses actively firing to realize that argument works both ways.