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The parodies of these and all the AIG cartoons are better.
They chose a fish as symbol because of the greek word for fish. Ichthus, which could be used as a acronym which means something like "Jesus Christ God's son is saviour."
Indeed, I can think of quite a few ways to mock someone with my hands/arms, but legs....
The Darwin fish was a clever retort to creationist beliefs of biblical literalists, represented by the ichthus (my late companion, a fundie, found it tremendously irritating).is clever.
If only the few clever fundies would use their intelligence to break the shackles of their brainwashing and help their fellow fundies to do likewise. They don't have to quit believing in God; the just shouldn't swallow every scrap of the Bible as literal truth "hook, line and sinker." (Props to Scott for suggesting that metaphor with his parody of the cartoon.)
~David D.G.
Ever the researcher, I did some looking around on the net for fishy information. Here you can read a bit on the fish symbol's origin ; and here you can read up on a very fishy story ; lastly, you can find all manner of xtian symbols that were taken from pagan symbolism but you can start here with the pagan fish .
Can't say I do, I just thought it rather amusing that they decided to appropriate that particular symbol. Kind of like mistletoe (read: symbolic of bull testicles).
You can make two symbols do anything you want them to, but the things that they represent, there is only proof of one of them. So when non-existant jesus comes along and ACTUALLY makes Darwin bow to him, give me a call.
If I recall, the "yoni" symbol actually isn't related to the choice of the Fish as a symbol for Christians.
MK, I've heard that "fish tale" too (sorry) about casually drawing a fish symbol in the dust with one's toe to use as a sign/countersign with potential fellow Christians, but has it been actually documented? To me, it feels very much like some of the very plausible-sounding but totally made-up "history" presented by overly enthusiastic armchair historians -- not least because it's just as useful as an easy way for the authorities to bait and trap Christians, since no secret recognition symbol remains secret forever (as this shows, if it is true).
@Bob_Zimmerman
One thing that I find terribly amusing is the gigantic yoni/fish outside a local church. They have it oriented vertically, so it's even being displayed "properly". Damn, you'd be tempted to waterbomb it with red dye once a month until they twigged wouldn't you.
David,
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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