Tontologism

A statement including the collective “we” that deserves a response from Tonto, the Indian co-star of the Lone Ranger TV series: namely, “Who’s ‘we,’ Paleface?” It comes from a joke about the Lone Ranger and Tonto finding themselves surrounded by dozens of screaming Indians on horseback galloping around them, brandishing their bows and arrows. The Lone Ranger looks at his partner and comments, “It looks like we’re in big trouble, Tonto.” Tonto looks at him with a wry grin, and asks, “Who’s ‘we,’ Paleface?”. Evolutionists have an obnoxious habit of using the first person plural when they find the facts contrary to their theories, as in “This fossil means we will have to rethink our story of butterfly evolution” or “We were totally wrong about much of what wethought we knew about stellar evolution.” For their readers who never accepted the evolutionary line to begin with, Tonto’s response is fitting. Source: 1/13/18.