I don't know why, it's probably just me, but over the last few days I've seen the banana argument all over the place. In case you haven't if can be summed up as follows:
The banana is curved perfectly to fit the human hand. The outside changes colors to indicate when the inside is ready to be eaten. It has a tab to allow you to open it. The edges are perforated. Etc etc..
This is supposedly evidence of the fact that God created the world specifically for humans.
Well, when I first saw this I laughed out loud at the irony and saw a key twist that I'm surprised I haven't seen anywhere else.
Reason through it with me.
Ok, so the banana appears to be designed for humans. However, I see a big problem. Bananas grow on trees. You have to climb the trees. Humans aren't made for climbing trees. We have difficulty doing it, and doesn't it seem inconsistent that God would make this fruit so perfectly for us then put it out of our reach? I mean, if the theory is that the apparent design of the fruit which makes it accessible to humans proves that it was designed for us, then it would have to be falsified by proof that the banana wasn't, in fact, perfectly designed for humans.
What, then? What could the banana have been 'designed' for?
Well, let's see. It would have to be an animal with tree climbing abilities for one. It would also have to have a similar hand to the human one.
Hmm, what animal has fingers, opposable thumbs, and climbs trees well?
I'll give you a hint.
http://tinyurl.com/hzfbc
And you know what?
Evolution has been saying that the whole time.
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