• TheBeege@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    “Life sciences” teacher in middle school at a Christian school told us evolution was impossible because genetic mutations only cause a loss of information. Sneaky assholes

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      22 minutes ago

      I remember back in my Twitter days some creationist was arguing along those lines and suddenly asks, “but how does evolution create new genes??”

      I briefly explained gene duplication and mutational drift and I think their entire worldview shattered when they stopped responding. Because honestly, understanding that is key. Lol

    • CH3DD4R_G0B-L1N@sh.itjust.works
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      11 hours ago

      “Irreducible Complexity” is a (the?) cornerstone of the pseudo scientific creationist rebuttal of evolution. Or at least it was when I was young and impressionable enough to believe it.