Tag: Icons of Evolution
Jonathan Wells Battles Darwin’s Zombie Finches
Dr. Wells dissects some recent hype over Darwin’s finches, an icon of evolution that just won’t stay buried.
Zombie Science: Miller-Urey Experiment Is Back from the Dead, Barely
Scientifically speaking, the Miller experiment was a non-starter. Then when the atmosphere they used was called into question, the icon was doubly dead.
Khan Academy Misleads with Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity Argument for Common Ancestry
The video compares humans and chimps, saying the latter’s behaviors and facial expressions are “eerily human.” I could say the same thing about my cat.
Khan Academy “Evidence for Evolution” Video Pushes the Fake Fossil Horses Series
The video draws arrows from one species of fossil horses to the next and says “there is a constant change and we can see it directly through the fossil record.”
Khan Academy Video, “Evidence for Evolution,” Gives Circular Arguments for Common Ancestry
If you define homology as resulting from common ancestry, you can’t then turn around and use that as an argument for common ancestry.