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Evolution on Televison

Started by Andrew Yates · 9 months ago

The top three evolution parodies on the top three parody television shows: South Park, Family Guy, and The Simpsons.



South Park
South Park, as usual, is “I’m so much smarter than all you idiots that I can flaunt my total disregard for all social norms%2 ... Continue reading »

4 comments

  • John C

    1 year ago

    In the State of Oregon, this 'matter' was solved in a different way. The science was taught on school property and the religeous view was presented off of school property. At my grade school in Eugene, there was a bus parked across the street that was connected to electrical power from the pole. This bus served as a class room for the religeous (usually a small segment of Christianity) view.
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  • Josh Hill

    1 year ago

    I personally thought the Simpson's one was the best.

    John C: I think that's actually a really great way to solve the problem. I wish more states adopted laws similar to Oregons'.
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  • Jasper

    1 year ago

    Do all the cartoons need to have a huge message to it? I agree on the merits of the South Park show. However, family guy's episode has a point too, intelligent design does not explain anything beyond magically appearing fully-formed lifeforms. Not that this approach is particularly usefull in convincing anyone.
    The Simpsons, well it is a somewhat funny movie, but i like the older episodes better, but i cant say they shouldnt try make new ones.
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  • Andrew Yates

    1 year ago

    Cartoons don't need to have "a message," but there's a difference between saying something of substance and merely looking like it. For example, papers we write in high school and college are written to LOOK like they mean something, not actually to discuss ideas. There's a specific pattern to it, and it's obvious to me, at least.
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