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Casey Luskin

Date
February 9, 2015

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Evolution
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, __k-review, convergent evolution, More than Myth, Research, science, Top 10}

Problem 7: Convergent Evolution Challenges Darwinism and Destroys the Logic Behind Common Ancestry

_{Casey Luskin
February 9, 2015

Evolution

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One evolutionary scientist tried to pressure his readers by claiming "biologists today consider the common ancestry of all life a fact on par with the sphericity of the earth." Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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December 15, 2014

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Newly Discovered Convergent Genetic Evolution Between Bird and Human Vocalization Poses a Severe Challenge to Common Ancestry

_{Casey Luskin
December 15, 2014

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Everyone is familiar with the striking ability of certain birds (such as parrots) to vocalize speech, much as humans do. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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October 24, 2014

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, convergent evolution, Research}

Surprise, Surprise! Bioluminescent Organs in Different Squid Species Suggest Convergent Genetic Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
October 24, 2014

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Once you admit common design into your explanatory toolkit, the prospect that similar genetic mechanisms would be used in different species isn't "surprising" at all. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

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October 19, 2014

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Evolution
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, __k-review, convergent evolution, Lee Spetner, science, The Evolution Revolution, Views}

The Evolution Revolution: Physicist Lee Spetner Shows Why Convergence Challenges Neo-Darwinian Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
October 19, 2014

Evolution

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A new book provides some wonderful arguments that challenge common descent and neo-Darwinian explanations of evolution. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
September 6, 2014

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Evolution
Life Sciences
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, __k-review, convergent evolution, science}

Another Example of Convergent Biochemical Evolution: Caffeine

_{Casey Luskin
September 6, 2014

Evolution, Life Sciences

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Sounds like a candidate for explanation via common design to me. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
July 24, 2014

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, convergent evolution, Research}

Convergent Evolution Strikes Again: Orb-Weaver Spiders

_{Casey Luskin
July 24, 2014

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Orb-weaver spiders are one of the most common types of spiders. They're the ones you find in your garden, building those beautiful big circular webs. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
September 19, 2013

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, convergent evolution, science}

Nature: “Convergent Evolution Seen in Hundreds of Genes” and “Surprisingly, Extensive”

_{Casey Luskin
September 19, 2013

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Bats and cetaceans (whales and dolphins) are very different. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
December 5, 2012

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, convergent evolution, nature, science, Tree of Life}

Bothersome Bats and Other Pests Disturb the “Tree of Life”

_{Casey Luskin
December 5, 2012

Evolution

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A recent paper in the journal Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society offers some striking comments about the prevalence of discordance among phylogenetic trees. Read More ›

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Casey Luskin

Date
November 2, 2012

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Evolution
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, __k-review, convergent evolution}

“Surprising” Convergent Genetic Evolution in Insects

_{Casey Luskin
November 2, 2012

Evolution

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What are the odds that two genes would independently converge on a similar DNA sequence? Read More ›

Blood vessels. Circulatory system. Veins and arteries. Generative AI.

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 13, 2011

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
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, __nedited, "poor design", amphibians, cladistics, common ancestry, common descent, convergent evolution, developmental biology, embryology, embryonic development, evidence for evolution, fact check, homologies, nested hierarchy, Nobel Prize, phylogenetic analysis, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, taxonomy, vestigial structures, Wikipedia}

Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Comparative Anatomy

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 13, 2011

Anatomy, Evolution

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The argument from evolutionary developmental biology and embryonic development is probably one of the stronger for common descent. But I'm not convinced. Read More ›