Igneous Quill

Have you ever heard of “crocoduck”? It’s a fictitious creature apparently invented by actor-turned-clergy Kirk Cameron. He was attempting to attack transitional forms in evolution, and it looks as though he bungled it rather badly. His mockery of a key component in evolutionary theory sheds no more light on the topic than the Flying Spaghetti Monster does on theism.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster is a popular parody deity. Atheists use the odd creature to argue that faith in such a being makes no more sense that in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

The trouble with both crocoduck and the Flying Spaghetti Monster is that neither truly takes the subject matter seriously and neither considers the evidence (or even sources of knowledge). They are nothing more than ham-fisted attacks on a rival worldview, rather than honest attempts to dissect and discuss the available information.

Don’t get drawn in to lampooning those with whom you disagree. Mockers are fools. Be wise and have ears to hear, a heart to feel and a mind to consider.

"Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night." - Psalm 1:1-2 NRSV