First, Hitchens is getting a bit embarrassing… he claims that salamanders which have lost their eyes because they have no need of them… are somehow proof positive that evolution exists. As I have already pointed out @ vodkapundit.com,
I would posit that the ability to DEGENERATE, or to loose things are what we should EXPECT in a degenerative world. Even with the existence of genetic mutation (which obviously happens to a lesser or greater degree), we creationists EXPECT to see degenerative mutation.
Hitchens pointing out a degenerative mutation as “proof” of evolution seems a bit counter-productive if you ask me. Using the example of a genetic failure to prove evolutionary progress is not even an argument…
I’ve got an idea… let’s move all these critters up to the surface… and see how many millions of years it will take them to re-develop eyes again… (o wait, they wouldn’t survive long enough for us to find out).
Secondly, have you been following Obama’s European tour? Partisanship aside, I must give Kudos to Omama’s campaign staff… these are top-notch political animals. Watching the event was almost surreal; 200,000 people gathering in Germany to watch a US Senator give a speach? It’s just crazy! But, that’s just the point right??? it IS CRAZY… the FRENZY surrounding Obama’s visit is NOT RATIONAL. This guy is an American Senator with no record, no experience, who doesn’t even SPEAK German… it would be like Angela Merkel coming over to speak in D.C. There isn’t a CHANCE 200K people would show up to hear her. Something is fishy…