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Scientist Names Dragonfly Species after Behe. Gets Roasted. Shrugs.

On an episode of ID the Future, paleoentomologist Günter Bechly discusses the new dragonfly fossil that he discovered, described, and named after intelligent design theorist Michael Behe – Chrismooreia michaelbehei. Download the podcast or listen to it here.

Bechly describes what’s remarkable about this stunning fossil, explains some problems dragonflies pose for Darwinism, and shares some of the strangely uninformed criticisms he’s received for naming the species after Behe.

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