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Many critters have similar traits that evolutionists cannot successfully evosplain, so they appeal to convergence. Meanwhile the Institute for Creation Research is doing what the last word in their name indicates. In this case, they are developing a continuous environmental tracking model that "explain independent, rapid, and repeatable expression of similar traits".
Diverse creatures have repeatedly been observed rapidly and independently converging on the same traits needed to solve similar environmental challenges. How extensive is this phenomenon? Harvard biologist Jonathan Losos said in 2017, “In recent years, scientists have identified convergence in almost any type of trait you might imagine.” Such widespread repeatable—indeed, predictable—expression of similar traits should make researchers question whether this outcome is due to chance.To read the rest (and learn about the CET model), click on "Engineered Adaptability: Designed Mechanisms Best Explain Convergent Traits".