

He ignores the groove formed when the tips of the finger and thumb are pressed together as well as the possible grooves from the proximal transverse and thenar creases of the palm. Comfort counts the two middle joints on the index finger, the middle joint on the thumb, the base joint on the finger and the base joint on the thumb (five joints/grooves). Actually, there are at least six grooves within the finger-thumb circle. 0:05 - 0:21 Ray says that there are five grooves on the index finger and thumb that correspond to the five ridges on the banana.

Whenever a fundy preacher takes more than 60 seconds to rebut a complex scientific theory, he runs the risk of confusing his flock (see Creation Minute with Eric Hovind, for instance). 0:00 - 0:05 First, Ray needs to tighten his delivery. ĭelicious Crackers, Peanut butter, and banana.

The excerpt below demonstrates Comfort and Cameron's approach to explaining the banana's "design features" and why the world needs improved science education. Ironically, these features do point to an intelligent designer, but it certainly isn't God, as we shall see later.Ĭomfort's video, with commentary
CHECKMATE ATHEISTS FULL VERSION
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.
CHECKMATE ATHEISTS SERIES
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.
