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Tag Archives: evolution
How does evolution explain complex mimicry?
Evolution is, in my opinion, the most fascinating topic in all of science. It provides elegant, compelling, and enthralling answers for everything we observe in biology. It really is true that nothing in biology makes sense without evolution. Unfortunately, not … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Evolution
Tagged evolution, evolution is blind, evolutionary mechanisms
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Life constantly arises from “nonliving matter”
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
Facts aren’t political (or religious)
On this blog/Facebook page, I try very hard to stick to scientific facts and avoid discussing politics. Nevertheless, I am frequently accused of being political, even when I am simply reporting a fact. For example, I often post facts about … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anti vaccine arguments, Bad arguments, evaluating evidence, evolution, global climate change
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What is a species?
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
GMOs and natural selection: Nature doesn’t give a crap about you
Last week, I shared a meme about GMOs on my blog’s Facebook page, and several people responded by arguing that genetic engineering (GE) shouldn’t be used because “it bypasses the natural evolutionary test of fitness.” I’ve heard this argument before, … Continue reading
Posted in GMO
Tagged appeal to nature fallacies, Bad arguments, evolution, evolution is blind, GMOs, Safety
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