Most people should know that the bananna you eat everyday is a man-made genetic mutation.

Kirk Cameron, co-host of the evangelical television show The Way of the Master, has publically declared himself a nonbeliever—again. Cameron identified as an atheist until the age of 17, when he became born again at the height of his career on the hit TV show Growing Pains. After the show was cancelled, Cameron starred in Christian films and traveled with fellow evangelical Christian Ray Comfort, debating nonbelievers and training fellow Christians how to evangelize.

Until recently, Cameron had argued that the shape, non-slip surface, biodegradable wrapper, and nutritional value of a banana are proof enough that God exists. In other words, the banana is so perfect that it had to be created by a divine being.

So, why did Cameron revert back to atheism? He was reportedly at Costco last week buying groceries for his family when he stumbled upon a funny looking banana. According to his Twitter feed, Cameron described the banana as “S-shaped, bruised, and unnatural looking.” He was in such shock that he took the piece of fruit and ran out the door (breaking the 8th Commandment : “thou shalt not steal”).

On his way home, Cameron began to question God’s existence because God would never create such an imperfect and ugly banana. Now Mr. Cameron, who declared himself “bruised but not broken, “is wearing his atheist badge with pride. According to The Way of the Master website, they’re looking for a new co-host for their television show.

It was on a facebook feed, I forgot the reference

has this anything to do with today's date?

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Banana_fallacy

The banana fallacy is a specific teleological argument for theism based on the form and function of natural objects - specifically in this case it's the banana. According to Ray Comfort, the banana is "the atheist's nightmare"; as he considers its ease of use, nutritional value and "colour-coding" to be irrefutable proof of intelligent design. In its usual presentation it is humorously foolish. So much so that Comfort has since taken to using it as a joke himself (and claiming that it always had been a joke or "stand up routine"), in contrast with the quite serious tactic he originally used.


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. 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. 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. The point is that coke can was designed with these features in mind, therefore, so was the banana.

The argument for the banana being designed is based on the following characteristics:

* The banana is shaped to fit into the human hand.
* It comes with a protective, non-slip surface to hold, which is also biodegradable and sits "gracefully" over the human hand.
* It is curved towards the face for ease of consumption and does not squirt in one's face during the act.
* There is a "pull tab" at the "top" for easy access.
* It has a simple colour code to show ripeness: Green; too early. Yellow; just right. Black; too late.

Ironically, these features do point to an intelligent designer, but it certainly isn't God, as we shall see later.

Little bananas are sweeter.

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sounds like a oxymoron to me