Category Archives: Science of Evolution

How not to science: Lessons from flat earthers and climate change deniers

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

Science is an amazingly powerful tool for disentangling fact and fiction. When done correctly, it is a systematic, objective, unbiased, and self-correcting method for understanding our universe. Unfortunately, many people don’t appreciate the objectivity that science requires, and instead view … Continue reading →

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Life constantly arises from “nonliving matter”

Posted on March 13, 2018 by

Creationists often argue that scientists’ lack of knowledge about how the first cell arose is evidence that life could not have arisen “spontaneously from nonliving matter.” There are numerous problems with this argument, some of which I have dealt with … Continue reading →

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What is a species?

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

Before you read any further, I want you to take a minute and try to answer the question in the title. Go ahead and write down (or at least think about) the definition that scientists use to determine whether or … Continue reading →

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Abiogenesis: An unsolved mystery is not evidence of a creator

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

“Where did life come from?” It is a question people have thought about for millennia, and it is a question that is worth trying to answer. Nevertheless, not everyone is interested in looking for that answer. Indeed, many people prefer … Continue reading →

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Genetics provide powerful evidence of evolution

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

Many people are under the false impression that evolution is just a guess or a belief, when in reality, it is one of the most well-supported concepts in all of science. The evidence for it is overwhelming and comes from … Continue reading →

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Debunking the creationist myth that mutations don’t produce new and useful information

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

Genetic variation is a fundamental requirement for evolution, but many of the evolutionary mechanism (such as selection and genetic drift) actually remove variation from populations. Therefore, evolution is entirely reliant on the formation of new genetic information, and without it, … Continue reading →

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Debunking creationism: a visual comparison of “micro” and “macroevolution”

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

Creationists often like to claim that there are two fundamentally different types of evolution: microevolution and macroevolution. They argue that microevolution does actually occur, but only produces small changes within a species or “kind” of animal. For example, most creationists … Continue reading →

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