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In the same way that it is illogical to claim that all convertible cars were produced
in the same factory, it is also illogical to regard living things with similar organs
and structures as evidence of descent from a common ancestor.
nomena interpreted in the light of that hypothesis.
This circular reasoning seen in many of the theory of evolution's
claims, as with natural selection, is criticized by many biologists and
philosophers. One of these is Ronald Brady, a professor of philosophy
from New Jersey's Ramapo College, who wrote the following in 1985:
By making our explanation into the definition of the condition to be
explained, we express not scientific hypothesis but belief. We are so
convinced that our explanation is true that we no longer see any
need to distinguish it from the situation we were trying to explain.
Dogmatic endeavors of this kind must eventually leave the realm of
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