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Old 07-28-2002, 03:57 AM   #1
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Note that the banana:

1) Is shaped for human hand
2) Has non-slip surface
3) Has outward indicators of inward content:
Green-too early,
Yellow-just right,
Black-too late.
4) Has a tab for removal of wrapper
5) Is perforated on wrapper
6) Bio-degradable wrapper
7) Is shaped for human mouth
8) Has a point at top for ease of entry
9) Is pleasing to taste buds
10) Is curved towards the face to make eating process easy

Only a fool could claim that this was formed by accident. All the facts point to creation.
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But it must be said that there are some people who have experienced fatal anaphylactic shock after consuming a banana. What sort of indicator is that for the banana's creator (should he/she/it exist of course)?

But, not being a biologist, I am wondering if there is a biological/evolutionary explanation for this type of bodily adverse reaction to seemingly innocuous foodstuffs.

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It's all part of God's great creation. People die. Just another detail in His creation.
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Note that the banana:
1) Is shaped for human hand
2) Has non-slip surface
3) Has outward indicators of inward content:
Green-too early,
Yellow-just right,
Black-too late.
4) Has a tab for removal of wrapper
5) Is perforated on wrapper
6) Bio-degradable wrapper
7) Is shaped for human mouth
8) Has a point at top for ease of entry
9) Is pleasing to taste buds
10) Is curved towards the face to make eating process easy

Only a fool could claim that this was formed by accident. All the facts point to creation.
Only a fool would claim this points to creation.

It is painfully obvious that the banana is using primates like us as seed spreaders for its own selfish ends (to be spread to nice sunny places in the jungle where it's seeds can grow into new banana trees).

Sure we like the bright color, and the tasty fruit, but we don't realize that we are simply being used by the banana plant for its own nefarious purposes, and have been (or at least other primates like us) for millions of years.

And besides, the banana was designed to point "away" from the mount, not towards it. You've just been holding it the wrong way.
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Only a fool would claim this points to creation.

It is painfully obvious that the banana is using primates like us as seed spreaders for its own selfish ends (to be spread to nice sunny places in the jungle where it's seeds can grow into new banana trees).

Sure we like the bright color, and the tasty fruit, but we don't realize that we are simply being used by the banana plant for its own nefarious purposes, and have been (or at least other primates like us) for millions of years.</strong>
But this is also an argument for creation! It is also evidence that god must be a banana.
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What sort of a damn fool designed the artichoke?
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<strong>What sort of a damn fool designed the artichoke?</strong>

ROFL...yeah, the good part is hidden under the toughest leaves then some gross looking hairy stuff
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<strong>Note that the banana:

Only a fool could claim that this was formed by accident. All the facts point to creation.</strong>
Hey Jesus Freak:

The question is, was the banna formed for man or was man formed for the bannana? Perhaps the reason why we don't have any direct communication with god is because he is spending all his time with bannanas. This would explain alot.

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Jesus Freak,

If the world was built for god's favorite creature, presumably man, then why is most of the world covered in ocean? If you follow that argument logically then god's favoite creature would be a marine animal. Again, in a universe with god in it, this would explain alot.

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So we were all created by the banana deity? This is why, I assume, 50% of human genes are the same as banana genes. Well-known fact that evolution wouldn't do that.
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