Today, I was driving down the road and a car with a bumper sticker passed me. This happens everyday, but this one was a bright yellow pasted onto a dark car, so if caught my eye. I don’t remember exactly what it said but the general point was something like “I’d rather believe in God creating things than to believe that we all came from chaos (evolution).”

So, like always, my small mind got to thinking…and this is dangerous.

...for da bumpahsI wonder if this car has ever passed a vehicle carrying someone who believes in evolution and caught this person’s eye. And while they’re sitting there, they read this bumper sticker and then think to themselves. “You know what, I’ve devoted a lot of time debating evolution and creation, and I’ve poured over scientific facts for years and years. But this bumper sticker has used wit and crazy fonts to change my mind. I hereby yield to this alternate line of thinking!”

I guess the main question is what the purpose of most bumper stickers are. I can sign-off on the ones that alert you to a cause, like fighting cancer or adopting pets. It’s those that take a stance on some controversial issue. Are you trying to win your argument with your sticker? What about voting…have you ever selected a candidate because you saw their sticker on a car? “Vote for McFly….I think I will!” Maybe our candidates for the next election should skip the debates and drive near each other with bumper stickers. Eventually one of them will give because of the other’s choice of color and graphics.