Tucker Carlson is wrong and no one is surprised | Reacteria

Forrest Valkai, a biologist who teaches science on the internet, embarks on a quest to endure videos from people who claim everything he studied in college is wrong. Will he be convinced by creationist claims? Or will he remain steadfast in his study of science? Let's find out!

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[AveryW.]

"As someone who use to be five years old, I can understand why he would think that" killed me too

[RockitFX]

I have a theory that Tucker Carlson doesn't have a brain. I mean, I've never seen his brain, so how could it exist?

[-Volt]

The craziest thing that he says is that "we know less now than we did in the 19th century".. like... what!?

[PhuutThaiMaiDai]

So much of these kind of arguments is "Well it can't explain EVERYTHING so I'll just reject it in its entirety."

[FatMadt]

When tuck was being sued for slander his lawyer successfully argued that no reasonable and or intelligent person would take anything he says as serious or truthful.

[fearlesssneeze]

Every time Forrest mentions Plate Tectonics as a counterargument to "evolution's just a theory" I'm like: yeah that makes perfect sense. And then I remember when my catholic school science teacher told my 8th grade class that plate tectonics were not in fact real because "god made the world perfectly, and it doesn't need to change" and then I want to scream...

[fairisblue]

Tucker Carlson? Wrong? That's so crazyyyy

[AceOfMoons]

My grandfather died this year due to Parkinsons (which he had for ~15 yrs, diagnosed) and my family blamed his passing on the COVID vaccine. 🤦

[KedarOthort]

That primate change pun was top-notch I'm glad you left it in

[NoFalseTruth]

"We'd have a fossil record of it, so it must be fake."
"The fossil record is incomplete, so we can't use it, is that what you're saying?"
"Yes."
"Okay. We don't have a copy of the original writings of the Bible and every version that's been rewritten to show that there've been no changes to prove that this is exactly what the Bible was always meant to say. So we have to assume it's not the correct version of the Bible and can thus ignore it, right?"

Gotta love the inconsistency of logic...

[Touchpadse]

Honestly, I feel sorry for Americans because the image of an American we here in Europue get is provided by people like Tucker Carlson and alike

[mrthewhite]

The problem with debunking Tucker is that, he doesn't beleive anything he says at all. he's a pure grifter, he knows what he's saying is absolute nonsense but he's saying what he knows idiots want to hear.

[Nubtubtubnub]

5:24 it’s interesting because I remember a clip of Joe sitting down with bill burr on the podcast. He was trying to egg him on to say some controversial thing about the pandemic and giggling while doing it. Weirdly Bill was the one who gave (what I consider to be) the comedic but still firm in its stance version of this. I think he said something along the lines of “Joe im not gonna sit here with no medical degree, talking to you with no medical degree about whether or not what the CDC is telling us is right and wrong. They tell me to wear a mask I’ll wear a mask. They tell me not to I won’t”

[clintondavelaar]

“The theory of adaptation is obviously true, but Darwin’s theory isn’t that’s why it’s still called a theory” 😂😂 no way this guy thinks before he speaks 😂😂

[RichardServello]

Childless? WTF does that mean, how the fuck does Tucker know who has children???

[gregoberski]

Tucker saying that without a perfect transitionary fossil record from Amoeba to Human, we can't believe evolution to be true, is exactly like a Homicide Detective saying "Well I don't have video of the suspect thinking of buying the gun, driving to the gun store, buying the gun, waiting for his victim, shooting the victim, running away into the woods, and then going to bed that night. Therefore, just because I found the murder weapon with the suspects prints on it and there's motive, i'll have to let him go."

[spaveevo]

Tucker is highly educated. He knows exactly who his audience is that he is talking to. They eat up what he is saying.

[stevenpike]

What's dumb is that they say evolution is impossible, therefore magical being (god). What's more insidious, is that Tucker is very well educated and knows better, but he's manipulating his ignorant base so he can profiteer off them. It's disgusting.

[ChrisPhillipsMusic]

This just shook loose a memory of a church within a few miles of my house that put up on their sign "Science changes, God doesn't" and just there's so many problems with that as a concept that boggles my mind. The fear of progress or change in our understanding that this shows is just insane to me and then their complete ignorance of how many times the Bible and the understanding of their god has changed and evolved over time that I can't even understand that as a stance or idea.

Also the same church currently has on their sign "If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it" and I just don't even have the ability to comprehend that.

[BunnyOfDoom]

So... as someone who deals with religious trauma, this series has been the biggest help keeping me grounded. Facts, science, deconstruction, and the laughs all put together has helped me in my darkest hours. Thank you so much. Learning and laughter is truly the best way of healing.