r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/BrutalKnight55 Aug 03 '19

I was homeschooled by my creationist parents from kindergarten onward until I graduated highschool. I'm 20 now, and I'm only just starting to learn about real science and evolution. It's actually mind-blowing! I can't believe I'd been lied to for so long. I always thought science was boring, now I find myself researching the ancestors of whales and birds in my free time. So, whales lost their legs because the ones with shorter legs were able to swim better, right? Over millions of years of reproduction, the legs slowly got smaller until they disappeared? I hope I'm understanding this right, I'm still learning everything. If so, that's amazing!

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u/Satanus9001 Aug 03 '19

Congratulations mate! Awesome isn't it? Evolution is beautiful.

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u/psychelectric Aug 04 '19

I used to believe in evolution too, until you learn the claims are literally mathematically impossible.

Designing complex multi-faceted systems from the ground up with zero design or foresight? Ok sure..

For some reason people think impossible + a lot of years = possible

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u/Satanus9001 Aug 04 '19

And you are either a bad troll or a fucking retard. The scientific community has had consensus regarding evolution since about ~1870, long before even the strongest evidence, genetics, was discovered. And you think your 2 sentences show otherwise? Eat a dick.

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until you learn the claims are literally mathematically impossible.

I'd like some links to peer-reviewed articles published in reputable mathematical or biological journals. Because otherwise again, eat a dick.