Why didn't God put pull tabs on hard-to-open foods like coconuts, pomegranates, hazelnuts, etc.?.Why didn’t God “place a tab at the top” of oranges, grapefruit, lemons, or limes?.If easy opening is the key feature of the banana, this raises questions why this feature is not present in other foods: And while we're on the subject of this magic "tab," monkeys (and some people) eat the banana from the other end. It’s unlikely that you would need a pull tab to keep it from squirting you in the face. 0:32 - 0:42 Bananas, unlike citrus fruits, are fairly solid on the inside. The tiny black specks inside bananas are 'underdeveloped' seeds. Bananas humans farm and eat don't hold developed seeds anymore, they have been selectively bred to be virtually seedless. Still, Ray has, for the entire video so far, been ignoring the fact he is holding a banana that has been cultivated by humans to look appealing to humans. According to evolutionary theory, any fruit that developed the ability to clearly indicate the ripeness of fruit (i.e., green – too early yellow - just right black – too late) had an advantage reproducing over those that did not, and in time would out-reproduce other members of its own species. The seed is often spread via the ingestion, and excretion, of the fruit by an animal. Ironically, banana peels are known for their slipperiness. The term "non-slip surface" is generally used to refer to surfaces which are not prone to slips and falls, such as certain bathtubs, not to surfaces which are easy to grip with one's hand. The human hand is also adapted to hold just about any kind of object, which is why most everyday objects could be classified as "non-slip", whether they're designed to be or otherwise. 0:22 - 0:24 It's not really the banana that has a non-slip surface, it is the hand and specifically the skin, which has similar contact friction properties to rubber. Much of this lecture seems to focus on Ray’s expertise in the manipulation of. He ignores the groove formed when the tips of the finger and thumb are pressed together as well as the possible grooves from the proximal transverse and thenar creases of the palm. Comfort counts the two middle joints on the index finger, the middle joint on the thumb, the base joint on the finger and the base joint on the thumb (five joints/grooves). Actually, there are at least six grooves within the finger-thumb circle. 0:05 - 0:21 Ray says that there are five grooves on the index finger and thumb that correspond to the five ridges on the banana. Whenever a fundy preacher takes more than 60 seconds to rebut a complex scientific theory, he runs the risk of confusing his flock (see Creation Minute with Eric Hovind, for instance). 0:00 - 0:05 First, Ray needs to tighten his delivery. ĭelicious Crackers, Peanut butter, and banana. The excerpt below demonstrates Comfort and Cameron's approach to explaining the banana's "design features" and why the world needs improved science education. Ironically, these features do point to an intelligent designer, but it certainly isn't God, as we shall see later.Ĭomfort's video, with commentary It has a simple "colour code" to show ripeness: Green, too early.There is a "pull tab" at the "top" for easy access.It is curved towards the face for ease of consumption and does not squirt in one's face during the act.It comes with a protective, non-slip surface to hold, which is also biodegradable and sits "gracefully" over the human hand.The banana is shaped to fit into the human hand.The argument for the banana being designed is based on the following characteristics:
The point is that the soda can was designed with these features in mind therefore, so was the banana. This is a small subtlety, and not essential to understanding the full, yellow thrust of the banana, however it's merely a comparison to try to prime the audience and make them more receptive to enjoying the "design" aspects when experiencing a banana.
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The full version opens with an appraisal of the design aspects of a soda can these include pointing out the outer casing to contain the liquid, the size which is designed to fit the hand, and the ring-pull that gives you easy access.
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The video exhibiting the banana's design characteristics was made by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron some time in the 2000s for their Way of the Master series - it's effectively been disowned by them since, so is hard to trace the actual original.
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