Bringing Behold! Back
In this YouTube video televangelist Ray Comfort and straight man sidekick Kirk Cameron (indeed yes, the same Kirk Cameron of the 1980's Growing Pains) explain that the humble banana offers proof that God designed the universe.While the Argument from Banana has been throughly debunked in many places (here's a hint: most every fruit in the grocery, including those tasty yellow beauties, didn't start out that way in nature), how can anyone take you serious when you start off with "Behold!"? I mean the most hilarious about the whole thing is Mr.Comfort starts with "Behold!" Behold?! Who says that? He must be trying to bring that word back.
It immediately brought to mind the over-the-top Dr. Orpheus of Venture Bros, the hilariously biting cartoon and Natebot favorite from Adult Swim (If you don't get cable, Netflix has the DVDs or you can just watch for free with Joost. I can see him saying "Behold! The Atheist Nightmare!" Here's my best imitation:
But such ridiculous declaratives are par for the course in The Venture Bros. show, as demonstrated by the exchange by Orpheus and the dismissively cynical and speed-suit wearing Dr. Venture in a collection of snippet's we'll call "Science vs. Magic":
posted by Natebot at
10:24 AM
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If the banana is proof that God exists, I submit the humble sushi as proof that he doesn't have to.
I mean, OK, dude mighta given us, like, a tuna nigiri tree or a futomaki bush, but...
...nope. Hand of man alone, baby, and after THAT, the giant robot.
So Japan is God.
Hallelujah!
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Dr-Rotwang, at 8:36 AM
The fruit originates in Southeast Asia and doesn't see import to Arabic lands until 650 AD. Until then the people of the Middle East have to make due with the delicious date palm, the staple food of the area. The thing is the date palm plant takes 7 to 10 years before you can get fruit from it, while the banana plant does it in about 12 months.
Perhaps man was created to help perfect and spread the banana around the globe?
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Natebot, at 10:52 PM
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