For billions of years there was
NOTHING
Then, suddendly:
and this:
Which ended up being
This all just sat there for some few billion more years looking something like this 
and this 
Which all just sat there for millions of more years until by random chance and happenstance, some carbons and other stuff managed to meet up with some OTHER carbons and stuff, transformed themselves into some proteins and stuff and VOILA!
LIFE!
Several millions more years of random chance and reorganization led things from that to this
and ultimately, this
One day that became this!
and this
How you say, did all of this happen? Well, it’s easy really. At the exact same time all of the carbons and stuff were becoming proteins and stuff and grass something else had happened. Some of the minerals and ores from the rock had met up with some of the sticks that fell from the trees that randomly by chance developed at the same time. They all turned into this
Which then cut all of the hay down to then be swept into piles by this(which had also concurrently fallen together from the minerals, sticks and stuff
Is everybody still with me here? Because the story is not done yet.!
Because then the minerals and sticks and stuff really got busy and change began to happen fast!
Meanwhile, the hay itself was causing itself to progress in new and improved directions in it’s random unplanned effort to become simply the best hay it could become.
Like the machines, however the hay was far from done improving itself!
The hay, in a never ending random effort to improve itself, had yet more in store. One eon, all the hay bales managed to get themselves into here. Incidentally, the round bales are what we now call a transitional species. Nobody has ever seen a square bale grow and become round, but clearly that is what happened.
Where they just sat…and sat….and sat. For years and years and years. But things were happening because one day after the hay bales randomly reorganized until they found a way that worked………… out popped this!
Truth in Palmyra 
June 29, 2016 at 07:30
I have nothing to say Wally! I’m laughing to hard!!!
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June 29, 2016 at 09:42
Thanks Andy
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June 29, 2016 at 07:40
That seems fairly accurate to me. I mean, how else could it have happened?
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June 29, 2016 at 09:42
Well, obviously there is no other way. The idea of a Hay monster creator is absurd
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June 29, 2016 at 09:47
Of course it is.
I was speaking with an atheist years ago who told me if he walked into his kitchen and saw a cake on the counter, he would not automatically leap to the conclusion that someone must have made it and put it there. Not kidding, he said there are other possibilities.
Silly for sure but that’s the path one walks down when they absolutely reject a creator.
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June 29, 2016 at 09:56
Well a few years back a friend told me that it is theoretically possible that his DVD player had, in fact, randomly formed over time from the loose hardware in a drawer. That made sense to me and led me to this conclusion of how the Hay Monster came to be as well.
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June 29, 2016 at 10:20
I hate to mock the beliefs of others but, well, some are just completely insane.
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June 29, 2016 at 07:48
Just wait til the godless mind excuses the implications and denies the fact, that intelligence is not found under a non thinking rock, and does not transmit life or understanding to a non thinking pile of goo or poo or dew.
Ever heard the crap that believers should be kept from children??????????? Yeah, this tale makes much more sense than the obvious: in the beginning God………………
But some will cry ‘HEY………..no fair……..we don’t believe this………’
Yeah, ok, uh huh, sure. good stuff Wally.
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June 29, 2016 at 09:43
Yes…the implication. Something from nothing. Thanks brother
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June 29, 2016 at 10:33
Yeah w, and a greater implication is HOW the Creator can redeem they who say He does not exist.
Redemption? Now that’s the miracle. Creation? Eh, so easy a caveman can understand.
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June 29, 2016 at 19:21
Hey friend, why were you in my trash bin? I don’t know, either, but I fished you out.
Cavemen can certainly understand it, creation that is. Some apparently know TOO much.
Redeeming those, the offer of it, to those who say He doesn’t exist. That’s pretty amazing to me. I could not be so kind. Guess that’s why it’s good He is God and not me.
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June 29, 2016 at 08:50
LOL! Well done, Wally! I’m still laughing. It reminds me of my kids, the lights just stay on, the laundry just does itself, food just magically appears. There are no parents here, all blessings just spring forth from nothingness.
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June 29, 2016 at 09:44
Now, you remember our conversation a while back about the Hay monster I hope, because it was that casual comment that made me realize and think about how that fellow came to be, and just a little wiki and google, and the facts became very clear.
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June 29, 2016 at 08:59
You forgot to mention the “hay maker” that some throw at us for not believing this is how life began.
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June 29, 2016 at 09:44
Yeah, no kidding Don. Ugh
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June 29, 2016 at 09:16
I think you already know that I’m a biology professor, and I got a kick out of this. Very clever.
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June 29, 2016 at 09:45
Well, I consider that an honor my friend.
🙂
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June 29, 2016 at 09:36
Excellent! Im still chuckling over here. 😉
Someone else compared the Big Bang producing life to an explosion in a print shop producing books. It just can’t happen…
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June 29, 2016 at 09:46
What? Are you saying somebody made the Hay monster? I think science clearly says otherwise.
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June 29, 2016 at 10:02
Clearly science needs to conduct more research. 😉
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June 29, 2016 at 11:54
Who says Christian’s can’t have fun. Good one Wally!!
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June 29, 2016 at 15:11
Well done!! The one sticking point atheists/evolutionists just can’t get past – why is there something rather than nothing??
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June 29, 2016 at 15:27
Yep…it’s a roadblock for sure. Thanks John.
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June 29, 2016 at 17:34
Hey John, I also meant to tell you something. How odd that you commented today of all days. Every night I share on my blog a post from another writer. Just so happened I have one of yours from yesterday scheduled for tonight. Hope you don’t mind. But I scheduled it to share yesterday when I read it for tonight.
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June 29, 2016 at 18:17
Thank you!!
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June 29, 2016 at 18:24
I am a goober John it’s tomorrow
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June 29, 2016 at 19:46
Some worldview is so silly you just got to do a post like this. Thanks!
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June 29, 2016 at 20:21
Yes, sometimes a person does have to do something like this. Thanks brother Jim.
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June 30, 2016 at 06:00
great post.. reblogged theunfetteredpreacher.com
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June 30, 2016 at 06:01
Thanks for sharing this Bill
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June 30, 2016 at 16:38
Instead of a strawman fallacy, I guess this would be a hay-man fallacy.
I have to admit, though, I laughed. Funny take–even if I don’t agree.
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July 1, 2016 at 16:37
I have admit that the tale is a clever one and the hay monster is a cutie, but this tale and most of the comments show a real lack of understanding of the subject.
On the bright side, now I know how you feel when you see a comment, and you think…this commenter knows nothing about Christianity!
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July 1, 2016 at 17:18
Hey David
That’s an interesting thought you have made there. Perhaps you are on to something.
I’ll be the first to tell you I don’t profess in depth understanding of all of the various thoughts and ideas concerning what supports evolutionary thought. I don’t pretend to, and accordingly I don’t debate them.
I can say this with much certainty. Even if a person accepts the evolutionary model(and I don’t, obviously) the number of unanswered questions regarding many things…notably the whole topic of origins…make it far from a proven subject. Much evidence? Sure.
But enough unanswered questions that I have no problem accepting the Biblical account of origins.
Am I going to convince you? Nah…of course not. Are you going to convince me? Nah.
Does this mean I came to my conclusions because I have failed to look intelligently at available information? Nah.
Bottom line for both of us is our worldview and presuppositions. I am comfortable with mine and freely own up to them.
Good input there, though, thanks.
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July 1, 2016 at 19:18
Of course there are still questions in evolutionary biology. It’s science, and there are always questions in science. Now, whether or not the actual questions support or justify a relatively uninformed “hay man” argument is yet another question. However, major points are to be awarded for creativity. As they say, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Here’s one way to look at it. You know the old cliche about democracy…it’s the worst form of government, except for all the others? Well, maybe that’s evolutionary theory. Even at its “silliest,” it’s “out-sillied” by the other ideas about the origin of species, in some cases by a country mile.
Young Earth? Global Flood? Kinda silly.
It’s fair to say that we aren’t going to change each other’s minds, and we all have our worldviews. But introducing “worldview” into the conversations just reminds everyone that no one can know anything and all “truths” are relative.
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July 1, 2016 at 17:15
This genius piece of writing should win some kind of award. While I think you *might* have some misguided ideas about evolution, I haven’t laughed this hard in ages. Bravo!
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July 1, 2016 at 17:22
Thanks I appreciate that. Yes. it’s quite possible I have not written this with full knowledge of the science involved and taken some literary liberties. I think it raises some real and some legitimate questions.
On the flip side, I think there are many instances where my faith is likewise presented in ways that don’t actually reflect what it really is.
It would be interesting to see if at some point, engagements could be made without people pulling their metaphorical guns on each other.
Just a thought
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July 2, 2016 at 16:29
Reblogged this on wishihadsaidthat and commented:
I’d been wondering about that…
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July 2, 2016 at 17:11
Thanks for sharing!
And as Paul Harvey used to say. Now you know….the rest of the story
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July 3, 2016 at 14:35
Wally, it’s good to see your comments in my inbox again. I’m not sure how I ended up falling off everyone’s radar screens, but I am working hard at keeping up with everyone and making sure there are fresh posts worth your time. School has been occupying a lot of my day, along with the library job, church, and going for walks. We just moved mom out of the house she and dad shared for 17 years after his retirement and before he passed away in 2014. I’m staying with a friend until I move in to my new apartment July 9th. By the way, have you noticed the fresh new look of my blog site?
As for your post, I love the hay monster analogy. I thought about Intelligent Design and Ben Stein’s film “Expelled.” I haven’t seen God’s Not Dead 2 yet. The second film tells the story of a high school teacher coming under fire for daring to mention the words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount in her classroom.
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July 3, 2016 at 16:01
Word Press is odd. If you fall off writing and commenting even briefly readership falls quickly, People are very fickle LOL.
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July 4, 2016 at 09:43
I redesigned my blog site, subscribed to more sites, and am participating in a couple of Blogging U prompts to get me posting fresh material again. It can be hard to find the time when I also have college classes and an in-depth men’s study group on taking a courageous path into manhood. Plus I’m moving in to my very own apartment this weekend.
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July 4, 2016 at 09:52
Is moving a good thing, or a have to thing? Yes, time is hard to find. I just gave up sleep LOL
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July 4, 2016 at 10:00
Mom sold the house. Plus, the Lord has put it on my heart that it’s time for me to act like a grown-up and support myself. Stick to a budget. Stop caving in to childish whims and wishes. This is all part of my journey. My “dessert” in preparation for service. For counseling others in the grace and the freedom of Christ. I’m feeling pretty purposeful.
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July 4, 2016 at 10:09
In that case, it’s a good thing! Purposeful is always good, as the alternative is aimless drifting, and that never ends well.
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July 4, 2016 at 10:15
My brother, please keep me on your prayer list. This is going to be a challenging adjustment. I’m not worried about being alone. I need this time to study, plan, read, relax, and to improve my conscious contact with the Lord. I just want to remain focused on what’s important. Stick to my budget. Fulfill God’s purpose for me. Forgive those who have rode me hard while in relapse mode last year. Family who say, “I don’t believe a word he says anymore.” I don’t want to be self-righteous or angry or resentful. This truly feels like I am heading in the right direction and growing stronger in the Lord, but I expect Satan has some attacks and temptations in mind. My fibromyalgia pain is off the charts, and I am having significant low back pain. I know stress and all this increased physical strain while moving has aggravated it. Just keep me in mind when you are interceding for fellow believers. Thank you my friend.
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July 17, 2016 at 15:35
You are a riot, Wally. :))
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July 17, 2016 at 15:47
Glad you liked it my friend
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July 27, 2016 at 13:39
You forgot the part about the Zyrtec.
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July 27, 2016 at 14:24
OK..I’ll bite LOL. What about Zyrtec?
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July 27, 2016 at 14:50
Hay fever.
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July 27, 2016 at 14:52
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh…duh to me LOL
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July 27, 2016 at 14:56
Clearly you’re not a sufferer.
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July 27, 2016 at 15:01
No, but my wife took two of them once and slept for two days LOL. Apparently she is very susceptible to it’s effects.
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July 27, 2016 at 15:22
Maybe that’s why they warn not to take more than one in 24 hours. Good to know.
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July 27, 2016 at 15:26
Yeah knocked her smooth out lol
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October 21, 2020 at 15:00
That’s Great!
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