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Author Archives: Fallacy Man
Evolution, Natural Selection, and the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
It is very common for people to use the terms “evolution,” “natural selection,” and “theory of evolution” interchangeably, but, in reality, all three of these terms refer to different things and it is important to keep them straight. In this … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Evolution
Tagged evolution, natural selection, rules of logic
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Basics of Global Climate Change: A Logical Proof That it is Our Fault
There are few topics with a wider disconnect between what scientists know to be true and what the general public thinks than global warming. Based on the most recent Gallup poll numbers (which were from 2013 when this post was … Continue reading
The Value of Carefully Controlled Studies: A Thought Experiment
Amusingly, anti-scientists (such as anti-vaccers) always claim to have the upper hand on scientific knowledge. I have yet to meet one who hasn’t claimed to be “well-informed” or to have “done their research.” Yet when you ask anti-vaccers for their … Continue reading
Can Science Tell Us What Happened in the Past? Historical vs. Observational Science
It is fairly common knowledge that science requires observations and repeatability, but at a quick glance, many fields of science seem to lack those criteria. For example, forensic science, archaeology, and paleontology all deal entirely with past events that can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of Science, Science of Evolution
Tagged Bad arguments, creationism, evolution
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“But scientists have been wrong in the past…”
I’m sure that we have all seen it happen at one point or another. Two people are debating about some scientific topic and the person who is opposed to the mainstream scientific view gets backed into a corner by an … Continue reading
