Is homology due to common descent or common design? Is descent with modification overwhelmingly obvious? The standard definition of homology is the similarity of the structure, physiology, or development of different species of organisms based upon their descent from a common evolutionary ancestor- the structural identity of parts in distinct species such as the human hand, the wing of a bird, and the flipper of a seal. But is this really the case? The answer: “Homology can’t be used as evidence for evolution because it assumes the very thing it’s trying to prove.” In other words, Homology therefore evolution, evolution therefore homology. “And when biologists try to fix this by pointing to DNA or other areas it only further undermines the case.” For more on this topic read "In Just Eight Minutes, New Video Punctures Evolution’s Circular “Homology” Argument" at https://evolutionnews.org/2020/01/in-just-eight-minutes-new-video-punctures-evolutions-circular-homology-argument/ . “Long Story Short," is a new video series that compresses key points in the debate between Darwinism and intelligent design into a very welcome format: concise, accessible, and funny. As the narrator explains, “One of the main arguments Darwin used for his theory was that of homology, these odd similarities between very different animals. Why would they be so similar unless they were related?” And check out these related videos: Neo-Darwinism's Homology Problem - https://youtu.be/xrO_oOJWyL8 Icons of Evolution 10th Anniversary: Dr Jonathan Wells on Homology in Vertebrate Limbs - https://youtu.be/7kz1qKAEhps Here's a playlist with additional information on related topics: Molecular Machines: Evidence of Intelligent Design - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR8eQzfCOiS3L98qRoQ6CqpCQbsdEgqQ- ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Rumble channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit https://www.discovery.org/id/ http://www.evolutionnews.org/ http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverycsc/

SPECIAL OFFER: Get a free book chapter by biologist Jonathan Wells that critically examines the evidence for whale evolution. Get it here: https://www.discovery.org/whale This chapter contains reference notes to much of the content mentioned in this video, so it will help you further explore this topic. Darwinists often point to the whale fossil record as one of the best examples of an evolutionary transition. But is it? Charles Darwin wrote in The Origin of Species: “I can see no difficulty in a race of bears being rendered, by natural selection, more and more aquatic in their structure and habits, with larger and larger mouths, till a creature was produced as monstrous as a whale.” Bears turning into whales? Scientists today disagree, instead claiming that other land animals were the real precursors to today’s whales. “Just think of all the parameters that would have to be modified,” says biologist Richard Sternberg, “and then multiply that by, I don’t know — a thousandfold, or more than that. That’s the scale of the problem that you’re dealing with.” “Long Story Short," is a new occasional video series that compresses key points in the debate between Darwinism and intelligent design into a very welcome format: concise, accessible, and funny. For more see: https://evolutionnews.org/2020/04/whale-of-a-webinar-debuts-a-delightful-long-story-short-video/ ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Rumble channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit https://www.discovery.org/id/ http://www.evolutionnews.org/ http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverycsc/

Bacterial evolution and antibiotic resistance is one of the all time greatest hits regarding evidence for Darwinian evolution. It’s true that antibiotics do stop working sometimes, AND antibiotic resistance is a form of evolution. But is this a demonstration of the creative power of Darwinian evolution, or is there something else going on? Explore more: The Effects of Mutation (Secrets of the Cell with Michael Behe, Ep. 4): https://youtu.be/v9AxqLsKmMA Michael Behe Exposes How Mutations Fail To Invent (Science Uprising Ep. 6): https://youtu.be/_ivgQFIST1g Ecocyc, E. coli citrate related genes: https://ecocyc.org/ECOLI/NEW-IMAGE?type=MAPTICK&object=645100/654550&chromosome=COLI-K12&bp-range=645100/654550 Richard Lenski on his lab work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQr8ldEeO04 AP News article: https://apnews.com/article/cdadad7ccc304ab7dc54b5e52feebdda If you have any feedback or criticism, let us know and we’ll try to address it (please be civil): longstoryshort@discovery.org ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Rumble channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit https://www.discovery.org/id/ http://www.evolutionnews.org/ http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverycsc/

We’re often told that origin of life experiments have simulated the production of life’s building blocks under conditions that mimicked the early earth. Or at least that’s what many textbooks say. But is this really true? This video shows how origin of life researchers “cheat” by using purified chemicals that don’t reproduce actual natural conditions. Another dirty little secret is that prebiotic synthesis experiments often don’t report the bulk of the product: toxic garbage that destroys the building blocks’ ability to form more complex molecules. Watch this video to appreciate how origin of life experiments don’t come anywhere close to accounting for the vast complexity of biology. This is the first of several episodes about the origin of life presented as part of the Long Story Short series. For more about abiogenesis, the origin of life, chemical evolution, and similar topics, see James Tour on the riddle of life's beginnings, https://youtu.be/Ymjlrw6GmKU ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Rumble channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit https://www.discovery.org/id/ http://www.evolutionnews.org/ http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverycsc/