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Coyne, a Darwinist, discusses the Cambrian explosion as not being quite what creationists claim: it would be improbable for such fecundity of life to have occur
by vo2maxer 7y ago
Coyne, a Darwinist, discusses the Cambrian explosion as not being quite what creationists claim: it would be improbable for such fecundity of life to have occurred in the timeframe observed. This argument is refuted by Prothero [1]. Furthermore, the statistical incongruity seems like a red herring, and has been answered repeatedly [2]. Even if it still does not add up, I would argue that it’s not necessary to thump scriptures as a credible biological reference.
[1] https://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/13-08-07/ https://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/13-08-07/
[2] https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/341/6152/1344.1.full.pdf https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/341/6152/1344.1.f...
- hcrisp 7y agoThe evidence is not what you would make it seem, nor are counter-arguments based on theology. See the the rebuttal to Coyne I posted above if you have an open mind.