Another wolf enters the Atheist Den laboratory and addresses Bodhi:
enough with physicists
let us return to earth
i’m evolution and examine
where life gave birth
As the sun begins to set, Evolution leads Bodhi out of the Den and into the field where they sit under a large oak tree. Evolution continues:
growing up i did not accept
what the lords proclaim
about adam and eve
ark of the divine flame
i traveled far and wide
studied beast and plant
developed a theory
some hope i recant
life undergoes change
as cells copy and die
random mistakes occur
new traits give life a try
if mutations are harmful
their branches disappear
yet those that help life flourish
return from year to year
Bodhi asks:
but why are mistakes made
what causes this change
could it be the hand of god
working divinely to arrange
Evolution answers:
this is the argument
of intelligent design priests
who at least don’t accept
the creationist beasts
they claim and many believe
that god’s guiding hand
created life and the world
with every creature planned
Bodhi asks:
if life is driven to survive
by natural selection
what about morals and values
and why we feel affection
Evolution responds:
great question with two answers
first is science’s demonstration
selection can favor genes
that yield cooperation
in old ash caves
we do see the trace
of care, bones tended
compassion already in place
As Evolution speaks, another rider approaches and says to Bodhi:
god delusion is my name
with god not great, a rider of four
new atheism’s vanguard
patrolling reason’s shore
as nature selects certain genes
to advance its species’ span
imitation favors memes
that spread beyond the clan
ideas like what is right and just
what to believe about god
language, ritual, and culture
what is good and flawed
memes are like software
that run through the brain
as ideas jump from mind to mind
they mutate once again
Thou Shalt’s trumpet sounds loudly, and the two other wolves gallop on their horses toward the entrance of Atheist’s Den. God Not Great mounts his horse, and God Delusion says to Bodhi:
we must leave at once
fight god’s hatred in the sheep
continue your trip bodhi
with these memes to keep
The four atheist riders gallop away.