Günter Bechly – Christian Life Coaching Franklin Tennessee

25Mar 2026 by Post

Geneticist W. E. Lönnig on Human-Chimp DNA Similarity, and Much More

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"The same people who admit that they are unable to create a single blade of grass tell you that they are absolutely sure they know how it came about." Source

24Feb 2026 by Post

Like It Never Happened: Yunxian Skulls Reassigned Based on Evolution, Not Data

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As Günter Bechly used to wryly observe, human evolution is a subject that is constantly being “rewritten,” often accompanied by much media fanfare. Source

29Jan 2026 by Post

More to Love about Springtails, Those Adorable Gymnasts

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Does it have to be called an “evolutionary success” instead of a success? The word “evolutionary” performs no function. It is also contrary to the evidence. Source

29Dec 2025 by Post

No. 4 Story for 2025: Farewell to Günter Bechly

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I told Richard Sternberg a story from own experience. I learned about more than paleontology from Bechly. Source

12Dec 2025 by Post

Scopes in Reverse: A History of Evolution Education in U.S. Public Schools

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Undoubtedly there will be more court cases and curriculum battles in the future over how to teach evolution. Source

22Jul 2025 by Post

A Century After the Scopes Trial, Censoring Spirit on Evolution Still Thrives

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From evolutionists, a surge of persecutions has included tenure denials, job blacklisting, and speech codes. Source

13Jun 2025 by Post

As a Platonist, Sternberg Is NOT Out on a Limb by Himself — At All

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What I’ve learned since my book came out is that Dr. Sternberg, far from being isolated in his views, is only saying the quiet part out loud. Source

23May 2025 by Post

Immaterial Genome Meets the Human-Chimp “1 Percent” Myth

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Obviously, humans and chimps are a whole lot more “different” than 1 percent. But…they’re also a lot more different than 14.9 percent. Source

14May 2025 by Post

Eavesdropping in the Platonic Academy

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I can relate to the paleontologist Günter Bechly, who, after hearing Sternberg lay out his thesis, lay awake unable to sleep as he considered the implications. Source

28Feb 2025 by Post

Biologist Michael Levin: A Farewell to Physicalism

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Levin proposes a “radical Platonist view in which some of the causal input into mind and life originates outside the physical world.” Source

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