Darwineidolia

Evolutionists flock to Darwin, but the truth lies in a whimsical wall stain. Discover the humor behind this satire.

The Onion really went over the edge on this one: Evolutionists Flock To Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain.

Of course, this is totally silly. Clearly it's not Darwin, it's Randi! Bonus: at the bottom of the Onion web page was a link to an article with one of their best headlines ever. Bonus 2: Randi talks DragonCon on his podcast, The Amazing Show.

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