Author: Lee M. Spetner

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Author
Lee M. Spetner

Date
September 26, 2016

Categories
Scientific Reasoning
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __tedited, Lamarckian theory, Lee Spetner, macroevolution, mechanisms of evolution, microevolution, misrepresentation, Modern Synthesis, mutations, observations, probabilities, Response to Criticism, scientific method}

Gloves Off — Responding to David Levin on the Nonrandom Evolutionary Hypothesis

_{Lee M. Spetner
September 26, 2016

Scientific Reasoning, Scientific Trustworthiness

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A scientific theory cannot be established as valid unless the consequences that follow from it correspond to reality. Read More ›

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Author
Lee M. Spetner

Date
June 21, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, absence of evidence, common descent, epigenetics, evolutionary mechanisms, gain of function, genetic mutations, heritability, mutation rate, natural selection, scientific theories, speciation, transposable elements}

Common Descent: An Obituary

_{Lee M. Spetner
June 21, 2016

Evolution, Genetics

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Common Descent (CD) has been offered as a scientific theory and must therefore be judged as such. Read More ›

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Author
Lee M. Spetner

Date
May 18, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Nature, Research, Science}

How the Giraffe Got Its Looooong Neck

_{Lee M. Spetner
May 18, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

The paper in Nature Communications reporting this research fits very well with my nonrandom evolutionary hypothesis.

Information and Mutation — Responding to David Levin

_{Lee M. Spetner
February 2, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Twenty years ago I wrote: "No random mutation has been observed that adds information to the genome." That still stands. Read More ›

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Author
Lee M. Spetner

Date
January 13, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, science}

Reviewing The Evolution Revolution, the NCSE Offers Uninformed Criticism that Misses the Point

_{Lee M. Spetner
January 13, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

The points raised by Boston University's David E. Levin are the results of his misunderstandings or distortions of what I wrote. Read More ›