The Daily Howler - 08/24/05

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2005

STILL MONKEYS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: How pre-human is American discourse? Last night, Larry King conducted a lengthy discussion on evolution and Intelligent Design. And no, we aren’t kidding; here was the first exchange, between Larry and author John MacArthur:

KING (8/23/05): John MacArthur, do you believe that the world is only 5,000 years old?

MACARTHUR: No, I wouldn't say necessarily 5,000. But I would say I doubt that it's more than 10,000 years old.

KING: So all this other proof of millions of years, cavemen, don't mean anything?

MACARTHUR: Well, I think there may have been cavemen, but I don't think millions of years has been proven.

King double-checked. “You don't think any of that has been proven?” he asked. Suitably assured that his guest didn’t think so, he turned toward a scientist lady (Barbara Forrest) and posed the following question:

KING: All right, hold on. Dr. Forrest, your concept of—how can you out-and-out turn down creationism, since if evolution is true, why are there still monkeys?