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Little known to historians, the dodo were violently opposed to Darwin's theory of evolution. Their argument was that since evolution must proceed by survival of the fittest, they themselves, being flightless, ungainly, trusting, and not terribly bright, were obviously not at all the fittest, and thus, could not possibly survive the process of natural selection. Therefore, the very fact of their existence meant that somewhere, a benevolent creator had made them in his own feathered image, a perfect example of divine intervention, debunking all this nonsense about survival of the fittest.

Sadly, they got it part of it right.


Ahem. Yeah. Well, evolution is something I feel strongly about, and young-earth creationists have bludgeoned me with their pseudo-science one too many times of late. At first, I worried that I'd piss people off, and then I thought "Dude, it's art. Not doing art because you're afraid of a reaction is practically anti-art. Might as well smack the Muse and tell her to go make you a sandwich, fer cryin' out loud." So screw it. I may even do a painting. I don't usually use art as a blunt instrument for my particular philosophical axes, mind you, but I figure I earn one every now and then, and if you can't use art to explore the things you feel strongly about, what good is it?

The Victorian clothes on the dodo are undoubtedly inspired by the Alice in Wonderland version, which is my first memory of the dodo in art.
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~Fuiron Sep 19, 2010
To be honest, the dodos (and the Creationists) helped evolutionary science to move beyond Darwin's initial assertions about survival. We now have various ideas about how any "solution" to a problem of survival will follow the path of least resistence, and how multiple factors can impact a species, thus leading to a better understanding of why our dumber brethren were not all eaten by sabretooth tigers.

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"If religion is the opium of the masses, then atheism is their crack."
"I am a philosopher. What does this mean? Well, you see, people ask stupid questions. I answer them."
"Reality is always one step ahead of its observer."
"Thou Shall Kill and Eat."
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~EonOrteaShadowmaster Jun 28, 2010  Student Writer
*snigger*
Well done.

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The only possible impossibility is the impossibility of an impossibility.

Civis Mundi Sum

Look at the world around you with a sense of joy and wonder. There is so much to see, so much to do.
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~Lee-Sherman May 9, 2010
Quite clever. :)

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To gaze upon it is to go mad.
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~Ozu-Kenji Oct 2, 2009  Hobbyist Digital Artist
As a theistic-evolutionist, I have never had a problem with scientific-progress conflicting with my religious convictions (for me, the Bible is a moral code and spiritual-guide, NOT a science-textbook). Sadly, in the creationism/evolutionism debate, it is the moderation that suffers the most. *sigh*
Well done! I will certainly fav this!

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And I will also give regards to your kangaroo wife.
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~Excalibur-T005 Aug 9, 2009
"Sadly, they got part of it right."

I think this is a very funny scientific cartoon... Can I color it?

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If I add something of yours to my favorites but don't comment, all it means is that I've got nothing to say, but want to show my appreciation for something good. I know you want good, honest critique - so do I - but I think silence is better than spam.
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~BlakeRieger Jul 13, 2008
I've skimmed your art before, but I didn't expect to bump into something this amusing.

Creationism truly hurts my brain; there's no arguing it aside from linking people to talkorigins anymore is there? If in the 21st century people still don't get it, they're just trying not to, and no amount of pesky 'facts' will help. I used to argue, but Dawkins made a good point about dignifying creationists with debate giving them a platform they desperately want... it's so hard to hold my tongue, so I just have to shake my head and laugh.

All that's left is humor, right?

Have you seen the stork theory of reproduction video? Priceless.

This is great though, and I haven't seen it around.

Have you considered releasing this into public domain? The world could use more educational humor like this. If not, please do; it's for a good cause! (What better cause is there than science education?)

Thanks for the chuckle from a fellow atheist/rational free thinker.
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~Roskyspoofers Mar 16, 2008
Just checking, but you do know that Darwin was a Christian? And that his theory of evolution was his belief of 'how' God created life on earth, not an attempt at proving that God had nothing to do with it? I'm trying not to be insulting, I am just wondering this, because a lot of people who believe the evolution theory don't actually know that.

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~Anger a liberal... argue with facts and logic!
~You agree with abortion? Too bad your parents didn't...
~If I think your actions are morally wrong it does not mean I hate or fear you, learn to take responsibility for your own beliefs and respect mine.
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~Roskyspoofers Mar 16, 2008
Whoops, sorry ignore my stray question mark.

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~Anger a liberal... argue with facts and logic!
~You agree with abortion? Too bad your parents didn't...
~If I think your actions are morally wrong it does not mean I hate or fear you, learn to take responsibility for your own beliefs and respect mine.
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~potatobucket Mar 16, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
I subscribe heartily to the theory of evolution! And dodos! Yay!
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~spiritwolf77 Nov 13, 2006
Don't know why I didn't see this before now since I've been watching you for a while. Instant fave. Evolutionary debate is one of my hobbies. :)
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