samedi 30 mai 2015

creationist strawmanning

I came across this
Quote:

Being an evolutionist means there is no bad news. If new species appear abruptly in the fossil record, that just means evolution operates in spurts. If species then persist for eons with little modification, that just means evolution takes long breaks. If clever mechanisms are discovered in biology, that just means evolution is smarter than we imagined. If strikingly similar designs are found in distant species, that just means evolution repeats itself. If significant differences are found in allied species, that just means evolution sometimes introduces new designs rapidly. If no likely mechanism can be found for the large-scale change evolution requires, that just means evolution is mysterious. If adaptation responds to environmental signals, that just means evolution has more foresight than was thought. If major predictions of evolution are found to be false, that just means evolution is more complex than we thought. – Cornelius Hunter
Apparently to him, evolution is unfalseifyable
First I do think he doesn't understand that Darwin's theory is compatible with the fossil record: http://ift.tt/1PUO5jB
Hunter is using the wrong definition of gradualism.
I also point out how traits are aligned with cladistics here: http://ift.tt/1HCeV6e
See more here: http://ift.tt/1PUO5zP
Likewise his claim of "no known mechanism" has no basis in reality.
Thoughts?


via International Skeptics Forum http://ift.tt/1HCeWHl

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