# False Ideas About Truth - Part 19 - Tactics Against Darwinism’s Opponents by Dr. Joe L. Mott on July 27, 2026

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References: (1) Ever since Darwin first published his Origin of Species, his defenders’ favorite TACTIC against critics have been to use the process with a Latin name ad hominem which means attack against the person. For example, Sir Richard Dawkins, the indefatigable defender of evolution and former professor of biology at the University of Oxford, wrote: “It is absolutely SAFE TO SAY that if you meet someone who claims NOT TO BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION, that person is IGNORANT, STUPID, or INSANE (or WICKED, but I’d rather not consider that).” (2) In the book “Darwinism Under the Microscope” by James P. Gillis, MD and Tom Woodward, PHD and in the chapter by Dr. Mark Hartwig called “Challenging Darwin’s Myths” is stated that “Darwin himself used [this tactic] against some of the greatest scientists of his day, accusing them of SUPERSTITION and RELIGIOUS BIAS.” (3) Hartwig continues, “Time has not been kind to Darwinism, however. Paleontologists have certainly found more fossils, but these fossils have only DEEPENED THE PROBLEM. What paleontologists discovered was NOT GRADUAL CHANGE, but STABILITY AND SUDDEN APPEARANCE. It seems that most fossil species APPEAR ALL AT ONCE, FULLY FORMED, and CHANGE VERY LITTLE THROUGHOUT THEIR EXISTENCE. (4) Even Oxford zoologist and prominent Darwinist Richard Dawkins has remarked, “It is as though they were JUST PLANTED THERE, without ANY EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY. . . . Darwinists, of course, express CONFIDENCE that future discoveries will clear up the mysteries. But so far, the research has only deepened them.” I would say confidence is NOT EVIDENCE. (5) An article from gotquestions.org indicates that FLAWS in the theory of evolution can be separated into 3 BASIC AREAS. I have added a fourth category. (6) Generally in the first edition of The O…

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