Have you ever heard a creationist argue that the shape and color and tastiness of the banana is evidence of intelligent design? Turns out, it is. Intelligent HUMAN design. We bred the tasty and convenient “dessert banana” of today from this hideous thing:
I saw this picture on Reddit (pulled from Wikipedia Commons) and threw up a little in my mouth, so of course I felt the need to share it. Add the banana to the list of domesticated crops, barely recognizable from their wild origins, where humans had to improve on a plant’s original “design” using artificial selection.
See Also:
- https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Banana_argument
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication