Tag: Chimps and Critics (series)
On Human-Chimp Genetic Differences, the Critics Misstate My Arguments
Evolution defenders generally accept the new evidence showing that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different but downplay the new number.
Critics Change the Topic: Do Human-Human Genetic Differences Matter?
One of the common yet unexpected reactions from critics to the discovery that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different is to change the topic.
Are the New Ape Genomes Reliable?
We have good reasons to believe that these differences are reliable and real and even represent functional, meaningful DNA.
Critics Dismiss Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps as “Meaningless” Junk
What’s most ironic here is that these critics aren’t disputing that the evidence really does show that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different.
Do Large Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent “Technical Failures”?
The insinuation is that something went wrong in the lab during the attempted alignment process.