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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Marshall

Evolutionary theory v creationism: you decide

I am not sure whether this is a first for YouTube, but it's certainly the first time I have come across anything like it. Scottish animator Iain Gardner begins by explaining that one of the major topics of debate on YouTube is between those who subscribe to the evolutionary theory of biology and those who prefer notions of creationism, or intelligent design - as it is laughably known. He asks viewers to send a photograph of themselves to the email address youtube@iaingardner.co.uk, holding either a light bulb (to register support for creationism) or an apple (to demonstrate support for evolutionary theory). He makes one final stipulation: all pictures must be taken in front of a famous local landmark. He, for instance, films himself in front of Glasgow University. He will then turn all the pictures into a movie that will attempt to sum up the ferocity of the debate and act as an online survey. Gardner himself expresses no prejudice either way. I, however, regard intelligent design as an insult to science and indeed the word "intelligent", and would strongly urge all those who feel the same to send in pictures of themselves proudly holding aloft an apple. The deadline for all submissions, seriously intelligent or otherwise, is July 31 2007.

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