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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 12, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", argument from ignorance, convergence, creationists, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian mechanism, Dave Farina, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Galápagos Islands, genetic information, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macroevolution, Martin Nowak, Michael Behe, microevolution, mutations, peer-reviewed journals, Professor Dave, speciation, Stephen Meyer, waiting-time problem, young people, YouTubers}

“Crazy Stuff”? Dave Farina on the Waiting Time Problem

_{Günter Bechly
December 12, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The formulation “crazy stuff” of course implicitly suggests that this is a pseudo-problem invented by evil and stupid creationists. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Anchiornis, Archaeopteryx, Aurornis, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Marshall, creationists, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, dino-fuzz, Early Triassic, feathers, homology, information, intelligent design, keratin, Luis Chiappe, mammals, marine reptiles, Mario Coiro, PragerU, Professor Dave, proteins, Richard Buggs, Richard Lenski, Royal Society, scales, Stephen Meyer, Twitter, Wikipedia, Xiaotingia}

Educating “Professor Dave” on the Fossil Record and Genetics

_{Günter Bechly
December 8, 2022

Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Farina says that if you want to make “creationists’ head explode” you just have to mention that reptile scales and bird feathers are made of the same keratin. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 2, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, bilaterians, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cloudina, Conotubus, Dave Farina, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran, embryos, Fortunian, fossils, Kimberella, Mongolia, Namacalathus, Namapoikia, Permian, Precambrian animals, Professor Dave, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, Trilobozoa, wormworld}

Let’s Help “Professor Dave” Understand the Precambrian

_{Günter Bechly
December 2, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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We have much to teach the non-professor, and I trust that he is grateful for the education being rendered to him here. Read More ›

Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 1, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, bilaterians, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Carl Zimmer, China, Cloudina, cnidarians, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, Dickinsonia, Doushantuo fossils, embryos, Eumetazoa, evolution, fossils, Gregory Retallack, homology, Ikaria, intelligent design, Internet, Kimberella, Metazoa, microfossils, Namacalathus, New York Times, Precambrian animals, Professor Dave, Spiralicellula, sponges, Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen Meyer, straw man, Tribrachidium, Vernanimalcula, White Sea assemblage, Yilingia, YouTubers}

“Lying on the Internet”? Debunking Dave Farina on Stephen Meyer

_{Günter Bechly
December 1, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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A lot of nonsense gets published in peer-reviewed journals and it needs expertise to separate the wheat from the chaff. Farina lacks any expertise to do this. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 29, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animals, birds, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Casey Luskin, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, Douglas Erwin, Ediacaran fauna, Ediacaran Period, evolution, Fortunian, fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, homology, insects, Nick Matzke, phylum, Professor Dave, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, synapomorphy, The Blind Watchmaker, wings, YouTubers}

Untangling “Professor Dave’s” Confusion about the Cambrian Explosion

_{Günter Bechly
November 29, 2022

Evolution, Paleontology

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We have seen the absurdly low quality of this individual’s video. But there is much more. I have added timecodes in square brackets for easier reference. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 16, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, bacteria, evolution, intelligent design, Jews, Long Term Evolution Experiment, marijuana, Michael Behe, polar bears, Professor Dave, Richard Lenski, YouTube videos, YouTubers}

Michael Behe, Ever Patient, Meets Atheist YouTuber TJump

_{David Klinghoffer
November 16, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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As Behe and TJump discuss Lenski’s experiment, polar bears, and other matters, the commenters are floating in their own strange parallel reality. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 30, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Darwinian mechanism, Dave Farina, Discovery Institute, evo-devo, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Living Waters, macroevolution, Martin Nowak, mathematical model, mutations, Ola Hössjer, Pakicetus, paleontology, peer-reviewed literature, population size, Professor Dave, recombination, waiting-time problem, walking whales}

Fossil Friday: Walking Whales and Why All Critiques of the Waiting Time Problem Fail

_{Günter Bechly
September 30, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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These fossils are often celebrated as missing links and a success story for Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 29, 2022

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, agnostics, atheism, churches, culture, Eric Metaxas, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, New Atheists, Professor Dave, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Roman Catholic, scientific evidence, secularism, social media, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, theism, Westminster Conference on Science and Faith, YouTubers}

Meyer, Metaxas: A Shifting Landscape for Science and Religion

_{David Klinghoffer
June 29, 2022

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Sneering YouTube and social media atheists are influencing young people more than the New Atheists of yore. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 31, 2022

Categories
Biology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ad hominem, Australopithecines, Australopithecus afarensis, bipedality, Crete, Dave Farina, evolution, fossils, geologists, Graecopithecus, hominins, Homo sapiens, human evolution, intelligent design, John Hawks, Little Foot, Lucy, Miocene apes, Neanderthals, paleontologists, Professor Dave, Science Uprising, slander, Trachilos, YouTube videos}

Examining “Professor Dave’s” Absurd Attack on Casey Luskin

_{Günter Bechly
May 31, 2022

Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The attack on Luskin is the most ludicrous part of the non-professor’s video, with Farina claiming at one point that Luskin perpetrated “a criminal offense.” Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 27, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, creationists, Darwinism, Dave Farina, Encyclopedia Britannica, Ernst Mayr, evolution, evolutionary biology, fact check, Francisco Ayala, Modern evolutionary synthesis, Professor Dave, Richard Dawkins, S. Joshua Swamidass, Stephen Jay Gould, Wikipedia}

Fact-Checking “Professor Dave”: Is the Term “Darwinism” Really Used Only by “Creationists”?

_{Günter Bechly
May 27, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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As this nonsense is so often found in Internet forums, I here provide the peer-reviewed scientific evidence to put the point to rest once and for all. Read More ›