Skeptical Seán

20/08/2026

I see the whole "Evolution is out of sync with the Second Law of Thermodynamics," argument a lot. So here's my reply to that:

Matter cannot be CREATED is the first law of Thermodynamics. Creationism is literally expressly prohibited by the First Law of Thermodynamics. So, not sure why you are bringing up laws Creationism violates as evidence of Creationism, but okay.

The 2nd Law refers to closed systems, and life on earth is energized by EXTERNAL SOLAR ENERGY. So we aren't making energy, we are using the free energy from nearby Atomic fission that is very much complying with the second law. The sun is moving towards entropy, but everyday it doesn't grow into a red giant and consume the earth it is feeding life on earth 15,000 billion billion joules of 2nd Law compliant free energy each day.

The Laws of Themodynamics refute Creationism without an appeal to a miracle, and are not a refutation of the solar synthetic system of life on earth. This argument is garbage.

18/08/2026

This is Jimmothy the Raccoon. In addition to being an adorable internet star, Jimmothy is an example of large scale de novo mutation, that changes an organism's body dramatically, without hurting their ability to survive to breeding age.

You see, Jimmothy is just a regular racoon from regular raccoon parents. However, he has a genetic mutation called short spine syndrome. This mutation occurs in all mammals, but is very rare. One difference between this mutation and others, however, is that this mutation is not really harmful to Jimmothy in his environment. And because of this, Jimmothy has lived to adulthood, and might even reproduce!

Now, even if Jimmothy reproduces, there's chance he won't pass on his mutation, and even if he does, without selection pressures for that stocky body type, his unique genes will likely be diluted in a few generations.

Even still, Jimmothy shows us how an animal with a drastically different body plan than its parent can be born, survive, and live a normal life, where it can possibly pass that new body plan onto its offspring. It isn't hard to see how this type of mutation might have played a role in shaping animals like bears, or buffalo, or other stocky species that come from slender ancestors. Even if this specific mutation isn't responsible for an evolutionary step, it still demonstrates how an organism with a full body mutation can still thrive in nature, and live long enough to pass on its unique genes.

The working parts of evolution are all around us. Evolution is still going on, and we can see tiny hints of it everywhere we look in nature.

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17/08/2026

So, who had accidental alchemy on their bingo card?

15/08/2026

There is no objective meaning, value, or purpose.

On an island with no humans a lump of coal isn't worth anything. It doesn't mean anything. It has no purpose. In an industrial society, that same rock means potential energy, it has a value of 3 cents, and it's purpose is to generate heat. In the Arctic after a plane crash, that coal means only enough heat for one person to survive, its value is a human life, and its purpose it to allow you to survive until rescue.

Purpose, meaning, and value are RELATIVE to the situation and its observers.

15/08/2026

I don't understand Southerners that get mad about specialty pronouns.

Y'all are crazy.

10/08/2026

If you want to see the opposite of toxic masculinity, it's this.

10/08/2026

The thing that bothers me the most about the whole "Evolution vs Theism" framing is that evolution isn't directly opposed to most forms of deity. It is only the narrowest interpretation of the Abrahamic god that evolution directly contradicts.

Evolution can be the tools of any god that doesn't create fixed kinds in under 6 days. A single god, goddess, or group of gods could easily use their divine powers to tweak and tinker with the genetic code, rather than shape it once and never touch it again.

Pantheism, paganism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Deism, Wicca and even... 🙄... "spiritualism"... can all be practiced without rejection of evolution. In fact, Hinduism even has a monkey man god!
And let's not forget that while the zealots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam reject the biological reality of evolution, the vast majority of evolutionary biologists ALSO come from these religions. So even within the Abrahamic faiths, god believers find a way to accept what has been scientifically verified TIME and TIME again.

So when you say you don't believe in evolution because it is somehow "against god," you are empirically wrong. Billions of people throughout the world worship gods and still understand evolution is a biological fact.

Evolution is just change in the inherited traits in a population of organisms over multiple generations. The theory of Evolution is just a collection of knowledge of everything we have learned about that process. It makes no comment about the nature of gods. Feel free to stick yours in where ever you need to 🤷‍♂️

04/08/2026

Imagine a child is born with one leg because of a genetic disorder. Their family tries to raise them to in a way that is more in line with the way they were born, but they identify as a physically able child. They just feel like a normal hyper kid trapped in a different body. They get into extreme sports, fighting, and all things associated with athletic abilities, but still people just see them as the disabled kid.

So they get a prosthetic leg. This costume, this lie against biology not only changes the way people interact with them in brief encounters and social situations, but also finally makes them feel like what they see in the mirror is how they feel.

Do you want to pass laws to bar him from competing with other athletes? Do you want to teach your children he is morally wrong for fighting his biology, and LYING to himself and the WORLD?

Do you assume he is a deviant or an abuser of some kind because of his desire to modify his biology to be in line with his sense of self? Do you think his desire to treat his MENTAL DISCOMFORT with a PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION the goes AGAINST HIS BIOLOGY is a mental disorder? Or is it the TREATMENT of his disorder.

Or you hate him simply for WANTING a biology different than what he was born with?

Now, ask yourself one last question: what's your problem with someone born with a genetic disorder that makes them feel like they are trapped in the wrong gendered body?

02/08/2026

Let's stop pretending this is an even debate.

On the left, is the latest release from a denier of evolution. It proudly features the claim that Lucy was just a chimp or similar knuckle walker, based on old arguments that have either been addressed or debunked 50 years ago. It uses AI with misspelled words as it's evidence.

On the right is the latest release from evolutionary biologists. It proudly features ground breaking genetic research that has real world applications as well as adding to the knowledge of the human story. It uses an image made by a paid and credited artist to illustrate it's point, but uses peer reviewed research and empirical data as its evidence.

Evolution denying Creationist might land a zinger in an online argument, but they aren't doing anything in their fields of study, except claiming real science is wrong, and spreading bad memes.

Meanwhile, your genetic therapy, crops and livestock, natural ecosystems, designer drugs, and cancer treatments are all constantly improving because of the hard work of evolutionary biologists.