Mac Upends Dennis in Evolution Debate by Equating Science to Faith

IASIP - Science is a Liar sometimes — Frank Reynolds (Best of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Frank Reynolds (Best of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Accepting scientific consensus without personally examining raw data requires the same leap of faith as adhering to religious texts.

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Key ideas

  • Mac opens his argument against evolution by adopting an unapologetic populist persona, arguing that stubbornness and refusing to change one's mind in the face of facts is an American birthright. (0:00)
  • Using a poster board timeline, Mac details the discreditation of Aristotle, Galileo, and Sir Isaac Newton to argue that scientific consensus has historically proven to be unreliable. (0:00)
  • Dennis Reynolds is cornered into admitting he has never personally reviewed fossil records or underlying data, allowing Mac to equate Dennis's belief in scientific texts to a religious leap of faith. (2:07)
  • Charlie Kelly and Frank Reynolds are swayed by Mac's cross-examination, moving Dennis to the undecided column after determining Mac established reasonable doubt. (2:07)

Detailed notes

## Background Published on YouTube by the channel Frank Reynolds (Best of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia) on December 23, 2016, this video features a scene from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. According to the description, the clip depicts Mac stating his case on evolution to the gang.

## TL;DR Mac presents a mock-courtroom argument challenging Dennis's belief in evolution by asserting that "science is a liar sometimes." Pointing to a poster board with historical thinkers like Aristotle, Galileo, and Sir Isaac Newton, Mac highlights how celebrated geniuses were repeatedly proven wrong throughout history. He then lays a rhetorical trap, forcing Dennis to admit he has never personally scrutinized fossil records or raw data. By demonstrating that Dennis accepts scientific consensus through a leap of faith just like religious believers do, Mac sways Charlie and Frank, leaving Dennis completely flabbergasted and demoted to "undecided."

## Atmosphere & style The scene plays out with the heightened dramatic flair of a courtroom trial, hilariously undercut by Mac's aggressively absurd populist posturing and unearned confidence. Dennis's smug intellectual superiority steadily curdles into genuine panic and stammering exasperation as he realizes he is being completely outmaneuvered. Watching Mac wield flawed logic to dismantle Dennis provides a chaotic, comedic tension, culminating in the utter defeat of reason as Charlie and Frank earnestly buy into the spectacle.

## Bulletin - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac opens his argument against evolution by adopting an unapologetic populist persona, arguing that stubbornness and refusing to change one's mind in the face of facts is an American birthright. - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Using a poster board timeline, Mac details the discreditation of Aristotle, Galileo, and Sir Isaac Newton to argue that scientific consensus has historically proven to be unreliable. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Dennis Reynolds is cornered into admitting he has never personally reviewed fossil records or underlying data, allowing Mac to equate Dennis's belief in scientific texts to a religious leap of faith. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Charlie Kelly and Frank Reynolds are swayed by Mac's cross-examination, moving Dennis to the undecided column after determining Mac established reasonable doubt.

## Key takeaways - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac rejects academic authority at the outset, aligning himself with ordinary working-class sensibilities over egghead scientific facts. - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac proudly proclaims that remaining entrenched in his beliefs regardless of contrary evidence is his birthright. - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Dennis Reynolds attempts to dismiss Mac's debate by appealing to universal scientific consensus regarding evolution. - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac introduces his core thesis, 'Science is a liar sometimes,' using historical examples to challenge the reliability of scientific consensus. - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac notes that Aristotle was considered the smartest man alive despite erroneously claiming that the Earth was the center of the universe. - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Galileo disproved Aristotle but was subsequently mistaken himself by denying lunar tides and viewing comets as optical illusions. - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Sir Isaac Newton revolutionized physics yet spent his life pursuing alchemy and died from consuming mercury. - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac uses the errors of Aristotle, Galileo, and Newton to claim that top thinkers throughout history have routinely looked foolish in hindsight. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Dennis attacks Mac's religious beliefs, criticizing him for putting blind faith into writings produced by men he has never personally met. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Mac instantly mirrors Dennis's critique, questioning why modern scientific writers deserve more implicit trust than biblical authors. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Dennis defends scientific authority by pointing to the existence of empirical figures, data, and fossil records. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Mac corners Dennis by asking if he has ever personally examined the fossil record or raw mathematical figures, forcing Dennis to admit he has not. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Mac frames Dennis's reliance on secondary scientific literature as a fundamental leap of faith comparable to religious devotion. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Dennis is left flustered and unable to counter Mac's rhetoric, only able to stammer that the comparison is a false equivalency. - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Charlie Kelly moves Dennis to the 'undecided' column, explaining that Mac successfully introduced reasonable doubt about evolution.

## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac's Opening Argument: "Science is a Liar Sometimes"

Mac begins his presentation by deliberately eschewing academic authority, appealing directly to the group as an everyday populist. He refuses to present an egghead scientific argument grounded in dry facts, framing himself instead as an ordinary guy who loves beer, his family, and patriotic ideals of "rock, flag, and eagle." When Charlie Kelly immediately nods in agreement, Dennis Reynolds objects, prompting Mac to turn Dennis's intellectual stance into a partisan attack, complaining that liberals are attempting to assassinate his character. Mac proudly proclaims his stubbornness as an American birthright, telling Dennis, “I won't change my mind on anything regardless of the facts that are set out before me I'm dug in and I'll never change.” Dennis tries to cut him off, insisting that Mac is wasting their time because the greatest scientific minds on Earth universally agree that evolution is real.

Pouncing on Dennis's appeal to scientific consensus, Mac introduces his core thesis by unveiling a poster board and declaring, “I'm glad you brought that up because Mr Reynolds science is a liar sometimes.” To demonstrate this, Mac walks through a historical timeline of celebrated thinkers who were eventually discredited:

```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: Mac's Scientific Discreditation Cycle accDescr: A flow illustrating Mac's presentation of historical scientists who were revered as the smartest men alive before being proven wrong.

subgraph Timeline["Historical Scientific Figures"] A["Aristotle<br/>Believed Earth was center of universe"] -->|"Disproved by"| B["Galileo<br/>Proved heliocentrism"] B -->|"Believed comets were optical illusions & denied lunar tides"| C["Galileo Disproven<br/>Looked foolish in hindsight"] C -->|"Succeeded by"| D["Sir Isaac Newton<br/>Groundbreaking physics genius"] D -->|"Practiced alchemy & died eating mercury"| E["Newton Disproven<br/>Looked foolish in hindsight"] end

E --> F["Core Thesis:<br/>Science is a liar sometimes"] ```

Mac systematically dismantles the legacy of these foundational thinkers to expose what he considers a clear pattern of arrogance and failure. He highlights how Aristotle was universally accepted as the smartest man alive when claiming the Earth was the center of the universe, only for Galileo to disprove him and make everyone on Earth look foolish. Then, Galileo himself insisted comets were mere optical illusions and denied that the moon caused ocean tides, rendering him equally mistaken. Finally, Sir Isaac Newton stunned the world with his brilliance, yet spent his life convinced he could turn base metals into gold before dying from consuming mercury. Summarizing the historical progression to a skeptical Dennis, Mac concludes that the smartest scientists on the planet simply kept being wrong.

[02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) The Leap of Faith and the Collapse of Dennis's Position

Dennis dismisses Mac's historical breakdown as insane, calling him a fool for placing his faith in biblical authors over established science. Dennis attacks Mac's religious convictions directly, stating, “Yeah because you just read the words of a bunch of guys that you never met and you just take it on faith that everything they wrote was true.” Mac instantly flips Dennis's criticism back onto him, asking why words written by modern scientists should be considered any more truthful than those written by biblical saints. When Dennis retorts that scientific consensus is supported by volumes of figures, data, and hard fossil records, Mac feigns immediate defeat, acting as though he is ready to concede the entire debate.

Before conceding, however, Mac lays a rhetorical trap. He asks Dennis if he has ever personally viewed these fossil records or poured through the underlying numbers and figures himself. Caught off guard, Dennis is forced to admit that he has not. Mac seizes the moment to turn Dennis's earlier accusation directly against him, arguing, “So let me get this straight Mr Reynolds you get your information from a book written by men you've never met and you take their words as truth based on a willingness to believe a desire to accept a leap of dare I say it Faith.” Dennis stammers, struggling to formulate a coherent rebuttal and calling the comparison a false equivalency, but Mac relentlessly demands an answer before dramatically resting his case.

- Dennis is completely unmoored by Mac's cross-examination, unable to counter the claim that his belief in secondary sources mirrors religious faith. - Frank Reynolds and Charlie Kelly find Mac's argument surprisingly compelling; Charlie moves Dennis over to the "undecided" column on their board. - When Dennis protests in disbelief that Charlie and Frank might actually doubt evolution, Charlie explains that Mac created reasonable doubt and made Dennis sound like a foolish science bitch, leaving Dennis utterly exasperated.

## Notable quotes > [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) I won't change my mind on anything regardless of the facts that are set out before me I'm dug in and I'll never change. — Mac

## Mentioned Mac, Dennis Reynolds, Charlie Kelly, Frank Reynolds, Aristotle, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton

## Video description Mac stating his case on evolution

[Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ)

中文简报

麦克将科学等同于信仰，在演化论辩论中击溃丹尼斯 未亲自核查原始数据而直接接受科学界共识，所需要的信仰飞跃与盲从宗教典籍无异。 麦克展开了一场模拟法庭式的辩论，以“科学有时也是骗人的”为由，对丹尼斯对演化论的坚信提出质疑。麦克指着一张绘有亚里士多德、伽利略和艾萨克·牛顿爵士等历史思想家的展示板，强调这些备受推崇的天才在历史上屡次被证明是错误的。随后他设下话术陷阱，迫使丹尼斯承认自己从未亲自审视过化石记录或原始数据。麦克借此证明，丹尼斯接受科学界共识同样依赖于一种类似于宗教信徒的信仰飞跃，从而成功说服了查理和弗兰克，令丹尼斯目瞪口呆，并被降为“未决”立场。 麦克以毫不妥协的民粹主义者形象展开反演化论的论述，主张在事实面前固执己见、绝不改变想法是美国人与生俱来的权利。 (0:00) 麦克利用展示板上的时间线，详细阐述了亚里士多德、伽利略和艾萨克·牛顿爵士被证伪的历程，以此论证科学界共识在历史上已被证明是不可靠的。 (0:00) 丹尼斯·雷诺兹被迫承认自己从未亲自审阅过化石记录或底层数据，使麦克得以将丹尼斯对科学文献的笃信等同于宗教式的信仰飞跃。 (2:07) 查理·凯利和弗兰克·雷诺兹被麦克的交叉质询所说服，在认定麦克确立了合理怀疑之后，将丹尼斯归入了未决阵营。 (2:07)

Detailed notes — zh

## Background 该视频由 YouTube 频道 Frank Reynolds (Best of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia) 于 2016 年 12 月 23 日发布。视频简介说明这是《费城永远阳光灿烂》中 Mac 就进化论阐述个人立场的经典片段。 ## TL;DR 在酒吧里，Mac 站在展板前向众人发起辩论，坚称自己绝不会被摆在眼前的事实改变想法，并提出“科学有时是个骗子”的核心论点。他列举了亚里士多德、伽利略与牛顿等科学伟人接连犯下荒唐错误的历史，以此证明顶尖科学家也经常被后世彻底推翻。当丹尼斯搬出进化论的“化石记录”与科研数据予以反驳时，Mac 步步紧逼，逼迫丹尼斯承认自己从未亲自核验过原始数据。最终，Mac 将丹尼斯对科学的推崇定性为一种未经求证的“盲目信仰”，成功将丹尼斯逼入下风，并让查理和弗兰克对原本坚信不疑的进化论产生了动摇。 ## Atmosphere & style 整场戏充满了情景喜剧特有的荒诞狡黠与强烈的黑色幽默，将一场本应严肃的科学探讨变成了极具市井流氓逻辑的法庭辩论。Mac 表现得像一个夸张得势的民粹演说家，自信爆棚且攻势凌厉；而一向自命不凡、理智傲慢的丹尼斯则从最初的轻蔑不屑逐步沦入被逻辑套牢的无力与抓狂。观看时既能感受到典型《费城永远阳光灿烂》式的胡搅蛮缠与荒唐滑稽，又会因其诡辩逻辑奇妙地击中普通人盲信常识的痛点而感到啼笑皆非。 ## Bulletin - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac在酒吧以普通人自居向进化论发难，提出“科学有时是个骗子”的核心论点，试图打破科学的绝对权威。 - [00:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=54s) 通过列举亚里士多德、伽利略与牛顿等科学伟人接连犯下的历史性谬误，Mac论证了即便是顶尖科学共识也屡次被后人推翻。 - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Mac以丹尼斯从未亲眼核查过化石数据为突破口，成功将普通人对科学研究的信任归结为一种盲目的“信仰飞跃”。 - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) 尽管丹尼斯抗议这属于虚假对等，但查理与弗兰克被该逻辑说服产生动摇，进化论在酒吧四人组内部的不可动摇地位被瓦解。 ## Key takeaways - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac故意放弃学院派立场，将自己包装为接地气的普通大众，以此削弱精英科学论调的权威性。 - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac公然宣称无论眼前摆着什么事实自己都不会改变想法，将反智顽固态度粉饰为个人自由。 - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) 丹尼斯反驳进化论时过度依赖“全球最聪明科学家的共识”，正好落入Mac预设的反驳陷阱。 - [00:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=54s) 亚里士多德的地心说曾被全人类信奉数百年，最终被伽利略彻底推翻。 - [00:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=54s) 推翻地心说的伽利略同样犯下严重科学错误，例如认定彗星是光学假象并全盘否定月球对潮汐的影响。 - [00:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=54s) 牛顿虽然智力绝顶，晚年却深陷炼金术迷信并因食用水银中毒而亡，印证顶级学者也有荒唐行径。 - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) 丹尼斯以圣经不可见为由嘲讽宗教迷信，被Mac反将一军质问现代科学理论的传播依据。 - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) 当丹尼斯搬出化石记录与数据图表时，Mac直击要害追问其是否亲自检验过原始数据。 - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) Mac将丹尼斯对科研出版物的全盘接受，定性为对素未谋面之人的盲信与“信仰飞跃”。 - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) 丹尼斯虽指责Mac制造了虚假对等（false equivalency），却无法在事实层面予以有力反击。 - [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) 查理和弗兰克受到Mac论辩逻辑的影响，彻底动摇了原本对进化论和丹尼斯权威的信任。 ## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) Mac 的辩论立场：“科学有时是个骗子” Mac 站在小黑板前，向酒吧里的同伴们展开了一场关于进化论的辩论。他一开始就主动放弃了学院派的说辞，将自己塑造为一个接地气的普通老百姓，称自己不是来发表什么满脑子学术理论的科学论据的，而只是一个喜欢喝啤酒、热爱家庭的普通人。查理（Charlie Kelly）听到这里忍不住附和觉得他说得有理，但丹尼斯（Dennis Reynolds）立刻严厉反驳，直斥 Mac 纯属胡扯。Mac 则借势向查理控诉“这些自由派正试图对我进行人身攻击”，并搬出强烈的个人立场宣布自己绝不会动摇。在谈到自己的顽固态度时，Mac 斩钉截铁地宣告：“I won't change my mind on anything regardless of the facts that are set out before me.” 丹尼斯对此感到极其不耐烦，提醒 Mac 不要再白费力气，因为他不可能说服大家放弃进化论，毕竟全世界最顶尖的科学家们都一致认定进化论是真实的。然而这恰恰落入了 Mac 预设的圈套，Mac 随即得意地抛出了自己的核心论点，直指科学有时根本靠不住。 - Mac 将自己的执拗包装为美式自由，坚称自己有权拒绝接受摆在眼前的事实。 - 丹尼斯坚持进化论不可动摇的底气，完全建立在“全球最聪明的科学家们达成共识”这一基础上。 - Mac 顺水推舟引出反驳观点，对丹尼斯宣称：“I'm glad you brought that up because Mr Reynolds science is a liar sometimes.” ### [00:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=54s) 科学先贤的推翻史：从亚里士多德到牛顿 为了证明“科学有时是个骗子”，Mac 拿出一块贴着历史伟人画像的展板，按时间顺序列举了历史上几位公认最聪明的人物如何接连犯下荒谬的错误。首先是古希腊学者亚里士多德（Aristotle），他曾被视为地球上最智慧的人，当时全人类都相信他提出的“地球是宇宙中心”理论，直到伽利略（Galileo Galilei）横空出世推翻了地心说，使亚里士多德和全人类都沦为了笑柄。然而，被奉为新天才的伽利略同样犯了蠢，他坚称彗星只是一种光学假象，且完全不相信月球引力会引发海洋潮汐，结果同样被后世证明是错误的。 紧接着，Mac 指向了牛顿（Sir Isaac Newton），形容他的绝顶聪明彻底震撼了世人，但他晚年却痴迷于将普通金属炼成黄金的炼金术，最终因食用汞中毒而丧生。Mac 用极具攻击性而滑稽的措辞，将这些历史上最伟大的学者逐一打上“愚蠢的混蛋”标签。当他询问丹尼斯是否看出了其中的规律时，丹尼斯依然斥责这纯属发疯，但 Mac 已经通过这串连环推翻的科学史，论证了那些被奉若神明的大科学家们往往也有错得离谱的时候。 ```mermaid flowchart LR accTitle: 科学先贤被推翻的逻辑链条 accDescr: 展示 Mac 用来证明“科学有时是个骗子”的历史人物案例及其荒谬错误。 subgraph Timeline["Mac 的科学谬误展板"] A["亚里士多德<br/>主张地心说"] -->|"被伽利略推翻"| B["伽利略<br/>否定潮汐由月球引起"] B -->|"后世证伪"| C["牛顿<br/>沉迷炼金术、吞食水银"] end C --> D["结论：最顶尖的科学家<br/>一直在被反复证明是错误的"] ``` ### [02:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=127s) 化石记录的陷阱与“盲目的信仰” 丹尼斯愤怒地反唇相讥，嘲讽 Mac 只是因为盲信编写《圣经》的古代圣徒才显得如此愚蠢，因为 Mac 根本没见过那些圣徒，却全盘相信他们写下的文字。Mac 随即抓住把柄发起绝地反击，反问丹尼斯凭什么认为现代科学家写的东西就比古代圣徒写得更真。丹尼斯据理力争，搬出了科学界海量的数据、详实的研究图表以及实打实的“化石记录”（fossil records）。听到化石记录后，Mac 先是假装自惭形秽想要认输，随后突然眼神一转，抛出了致命质问：“Have you poured through the data yourself the numbers the figures?” 面对 Mac 步步紧逼的盘问，丹尼斯一时语塞，不得不承认自己从未亲眼见过那些原始化石，也没有亲自核对过庞大的科研数据。Mac 抓住丹尼斯的动摇，展开了逻辑上的绝杀：丹尼斯所有的科学常识，本质上同样来自于一本由素未谋面的人所写成的书籍，而他选择相信这些理论，同样是建立在一股想要去接纳的意愿、乃至一种彻头彻尾的“信仰飞跃”（leap of faith）之上。面对 Mac 营造的逻辑陷阱，丹尼斯虽然无力地抗辩称这是“虚假对等”（false equivalency），却无法给出切实的正面回答，只能被迫退让。Mac 见状当场宣布“我陈词完毕”（I rest my case）。在旁的查理和弗兰克（Frank Reynolds）瞬间倒戈，坦言自己陷入了怀疑，查理更是直言不讳地指出 Mac 确实制造了合理的怀疑空间，甚至把平时自命不凡的丹尼斯说得像个“愚蠢的科学混蛋”。 - 丹尼斯试图依靠“翔实数据”与“化石记录”来证明科学的确定性，却被 Mac 直击要害——他本人从未亲自核查过这些证据。 - Mac 成功将丹尼斯对现代科学的推崇，解构成了一种与宗教迷信无异的盲目信念。 - 面对 Mac 巧妙的话术围堵，丹尼斯显得彻底招架不住，只能在 Mac 步步紧逼的攻势下无奈应和：“Sure, yeah, okay.” - 旁观的查理和弗兰克被 Mac 逻辑彻底绕晕，进化论在酒吧四人组内部的“绝对真理”地位瞬间瓦解。 ## Notable quotes > [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) I'm glad you brought that up because Mr Reynolds science is a liar sometimes. — Mac > [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ&t=0s) I won't change my mind on anything regardless of the facts that are set out before me. — Mac ## Mentioned Mac, Dennis Reynolds, Charlie Kelly, Frank Reynolds, 亚里士多德 (Aristotle), 伽利略 (Galileo Galilei), 艾萨克·牛顿 (Sir Isaac Newton), 《圣经》, 进化论 ## Video description Mac stating his case on evolution [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Ak-SmyHHQ)

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[0:00] Mac: I'm glad you brought that up because Mr Reynolds science is a liar sometimes. [0:00] Mac: I won't change my mind on anything regardless of the facts that are set out before me.

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[0:00] Mac: I won't change my mind on anything regardless of the facts that are set out before me I'm dug in and I'll never change.

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[0:00] stand here present some Egghead [0:03] scientific argument based on fact I'm [0:06] just a regular dude I like to drink beer [0:09] you know I love my family Rock flag and [0:11] eagle right Charlie he's got a point no [0:13] he doesn't see Charlie these Liberals [0:16] are trying to assassinate my character I [0:19] can't change their mind I won't change [0:21] my mind cuz I don't have to cuz I'm an [0:23] American I won't change my mind on [0:26] anything regardless of the facts that [0:28] are set out before me I'm dug in and [0:32] I'll never [0:33] change Ma look you're wasting our time [0:36] you're not going to get us to not [0:37] believe in evolution and why is that [0:40] because the smartest scientists in the [0:42] entire world all agree that it's real [0:46] I'm glad you brought that up because Mr [0:49] Reynolds science is a liar sometimes oh [0:54] boy this is [0:57] Aristotle thought to be the smartest man [1:00] on the planet he believed that the Earth [1:02] was the center of the universe and [1:03] everybody believed him because he was so [1:05] smart until another smartest guy came [1:08] around [1:10] Galileo and he disproved that theory [1:12] making Aristotle and everybody else on [1:14] earth look like a [1:17] [ __ ] of course Galileo then thought [1:21] comets were an optical illusion and [1:24] there's no way that the moon could cause [1:26] the ocean's [1:27] Tides everybody believed that because he [1:29] was so smart he was also wrong making [1:33] him and everyone else on earth look like [1:36] a [ __ ] again and then best of all Sir [1:40] Isaac Newton gets born and blows [1:43] everybody's nips off with his big brains [1:45] of course he also thought he could turn [1:46] metal into gold and died eating Mercury [1:49] making him yet another [1:51] stupid [1:53] [ __ ] are you seeing a pattern no Mr [1:58] Reynolds these were all the the smartest [2:00] scientists on the planet only problem is [2:03] they kept being [2:05] wrong [2:07] sometimes this is insane you fool I'm a [2:10] Fool because I have more faith in the [2:12] saints that wrote the Bible yeah because [2:14] you just read the words of a bunch of [2:16] guys that you never met and you just [2:19] take it on faith that everything they [2:21] wrote was true and what makes you think [2:23] what your scientists are writing is any [2:24] more truer than my Saints because there [2:26] are volumes of proven data numbers you [2:30] know figures there are fossil records oh [2:34] fossil records ah I didn't even think [2:36] about the fossil records I guess I'll [2:37] concede oh wait one more thing before I [2:39] do Mr Reynolds have you seen these [2:42] fossil records have I huh have you [2:47] poured through the data yourself the [2:49] numbers the figures well no I mean no oh [2:54] interesting so let me get this straight [2:56] Mr Reynolds you get your information [2:58] from a book written by men you've never [3:00] met and you take their words as truth [3:03] based on a willingness to believe a [3:04] desire to accept a leap [3:08] of dare I say [3:10] it [3:12] Faith come come on look I mean I don't [3:15] even know how I'm supposed to respond to [3:16] that [3:17] like come on that is that's a false [3:21] equivalency just answer the question Mr [3:25] Reynolds sure yeah okay [3:30] I rest my case oh that got [3:33] me Frank do you want me to yeah all [3:36] right what well we're going on the fence [3:38] I mean that's a shadow the now you [3:40] actually don't believe in evolution [3:41] anymore I don't know he created a [3:43] reasonable doubt he makes you sound like [3:45] a stupid uh science [ __ ] got good oh my [3:49] God