The headline read: “If We Really Did
Have a ‘Creator,’ He Certainly Wouldn’t Have Been Very intelligent.”
Say what?!
The headline-- and story-- were on a site called The
Daily Galaxy, of which I know nothing. But the piece and its banner were
spawned by a remark Neil deGrasse Tyson made during one of his many public talks/interviews.
At one point, Tyson actually stated, “If we had a creator, I’d have to say
that the creator is pretty stupid.” Unlike Neil deGrasse Tyson Himself, of course. I mean,
he’s brilliant.
Tyson also magnanimously stated: “I have no problems, if
as we probe the origins of things, we bump up into the bearded man. If that
shows up…we good to go, okay. Not a problem.”
(Apparently “the bearded man” is his term for an alleged God/the Creator.) What
a guy! Old Neil is “okay” with potentially bumping up into evidence of a
supreme being. Tyson says that is “not a problem!” If a godlike figure actually
exists, Tyson has given him His blessing!
But the astrophysicist has often argued in his various
public appearances that any evidence of intelligent design is far from
convincing.
The Daily Galaxy: “Tyson’s central argument lies in
the observation that many features of the human body seem illogical or
inefficient. A frequently cited example is the recurrent laryngeal nerve,
which takes an unnecessarily long detour from the brain to the voice box by
looping around the aorta. This awkward path makes sense only in the context of
evolutionary history, where the nerve’s route was shaped by anatomical
changes over time. Similarly, Tyson points out that the esophagus and
trachea, responsible for transporting food and air respectively, intersect in a
way that makes choking a constant risk — a dangerous design flaw in an
allegedly perfect system.”
In other words, Tyson the scientist would not have made
such an obvious blunder.
Tyson also believes the human birth canal is too narrow
relative to the size of a baby’s head, which would be a sign of incompetence in
an alleged designer. Yet he believes these imperfections are not, in fact,
mistakes, but logical outcomes of a non-directed process. He has stated: “There’s
no intelligent design, because if there were, we wouldn’t have to breathe and
eat through the same hole in our neck.” Well, there are actually two
“holes,” Neil, a trachea and an esophagus, had you paid closer attention in
anatomy class. Science, you know. Can’t be wrong.
So, Tyson believes if we really did have a “Creator,” He
would have been an idiot. The One who created us—and the universe—all things,
was probably not very bright, says the Science Guy/expert. What does this say
about Tyson’s intelligence? His ego? Morality? Many of today’s “scientists?”
(See also Dr. Fauci.)
Nonetheless, this is one of my favorite headlines of all
time, for the sheer preposterous idiocy of its zealously implied scientific insight
and brilliance.
Sure, if there is a Creator, He made the universe,
planets, stars, all life on Earth, created time, the concepts of beauty, duty,
honor, courage, integrity, compassion, romance, and empathy. Sure, He made
roses, tigers, puppies and kittens, glorious lakes, rivers, and oceans, sunsets
and the northern lights, imbued in us the talent for architecture, medicine,
music, and writing, gave us oxygen, the ability to perceive color and ponder
our existence, and the sexual complimentarity that simultaneously creates,
excites, bonds, and defines us…but I think He mighta screwed up on the
trachea and esophagus thing!
Perhaps it is this aspect of Tyson’s thinking that
is illogical or inefficient. Or in error.
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