Guests: Doug Sharp and Rich Geer
Description: Homology is the study of similar characteristics of creatures used to persuade people that one creature evolved into another. But, when animals that are unrelated according to their genetics but have similar designed features, they say that those features evolved separately multiple times. They call this convergent evolution. An example is the similarity in design of the agave plant and aloes. The agave is native to the Americas, whereas aloes come from Africa. Birds, bats, flying reptiles and insects would have evolved flight separately, not to mention gliders like flying fish and flying squirrels. This begs the question if convergent evolution is really a fallacious argument, and these examples discredit the argument of homology proving common descent. A better explanation is that the Creator used these designs throughout His creation and that it shows a common designer, not common descent.