Tag Archives: natural selection

Evolution doesn’t give organisms what they need

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Fallacy Man

When I am teaching evolution, I often like to ask my students to think about why a particular feature or trait evolved. I might, for example, ask them why flying squirrels evolved a flap of skin between their legs that … Continue reading →

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Evolution is blind

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Fallacy Man

One of the central tenets of evolutionary biology is the concept that evolution is blind. In other words, it has not foresight or goal. This principle is extremely important for understanding how evolution works, but it’s a concept that is … Continue reading →

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“If evolution is true where are the missing links?”

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Fallacy Man

This is one of the most common arguments that I hear from creationists. The claim is that if evolution is true, then in the fossil record we should see lots of intermediate species. In other words, we should see transitional … Continue reading →

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Microevolution vs. Macroevolution: The False Dichotomy

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Fallacy Man

As I explained in a previous post, evolution is simply a change in the genetic makeup of a population, and natural selection is simply a mechanism that causes evolution. Everyone agrees that both evolution and natural selection occur. Even the … Continue reading →

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Evolution, Natural Selection, and the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Fallacy Man

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 →

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