How Gutsick Gibbon & "Creation Myths" Get Science Wrong: The Dangers of Bad Assumptions #evolution

Dr. Rob Stadler critiques recent responses to the "forest of life" (common designer) vs. "tree of life" (common ancestry) debate, arguing that critiques rely on hidden and biased assumptions about randomness in genetic models, ultimately making a straw man of the common designer hypothesis and highlighting the importance of recognizing assumptions in scientific debates. --- If you would like to support us in creating more content across our different media platforms, we would greatly appreciate any support you can give. Visit jesusandscience.org/donate for details on how to give financially. God bless. Donate: jesusandscience.org/donate Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjamestour Instagram: https://instagram.com/drjamestour X/Twitter: https://x.com/drjamestour Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DrJamesTour Discord: https://discord.gg/zUgBMKjk2p Dr. Tour's Research Page - https://jmtour.com 00:00 The impact of assumptions on science 03:28 The “forest of life” vs. “tree of life” 06:22 Debating statistical assumptions in papers 10:05 Hierarchical structure and DNA evidence 13:20 Debating shared genes and ancestry 16:52 Dan’s new approach and hidden assumptions 19:42 Demonstration with genetic models 23:13 Modeling correlation vs. randomness 26:28 Critique of randomness in common design 32:32 Peer review and dependency graph debate 35:03 Revisiting evidence for ancestry models 37:29 Plans for future evidence review