The collection reflects varied reactions, from dismissing creationist arguments as 'bog standard anti-evo mantras' to engaging discussions on how certain videos address the article's implications, using language that ranges from dismissive to analytical. The tone and context suggest that participants are moderately interested and actively involved in debating evolutionary concepts, though the overall consensus remains nuanced.
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The collection shows mixed reactions, with some dismissing creationist arguments and others implying skepticism, resulting in an overall neutral stance.
InterestModerate interest
Participants discuss related topics like evolution, the Cambrian explosion, and debates around scientific theories, indicating moderate curiosity.
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Posts involve critical responses and references to videos and discussions, suggesting a reasonable level of active engagement.
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The discussions highlight ongoing debates in evolutionary biology, but without direct influence on scientific consensus, so the impact remains moderate.
Abstract in brief
The study explores the evolutionary relationships among choanozoans, fungi, and animals within the opisthokonts, aiming to trace how animals evolved from unicellular ancestors by analyzing their genetic connections.
Ministeria vibrans, a tiny protozoan with tentacles, was thought to be closely related to animals, but new genetic data shows it is actually more closely related to Capsaspora, forming a new group called Filasterea, which is a sister group to animals and choanoflagellates within the clade Filozoa.
The findings suggest that key features of animal cell biology, like signaling pathways and cell adhesion, may have originated earlier than previously thought among these unicellular relatives, highlighting a series of evolutionary innovations before the emergence of multicellular animals.]
Hey, @Aron_Ra and I both did Cambrian explosion videos recently! https://t.co/iYEzbWMBA2 and https://t.co/hScCgfHaHm
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Jackson Wheat
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"Darwin's Confidence Pt. 1": https://t.co/hScCgfHaHm
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Martin Awoother
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@GuitarmanJoel @BishopJaxi Jackson Wheat addresses Long Story Short who repeats many of the same arguments put forward in that book
https://t.co/xRRAApYTlg
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Jackson Wheat
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@jon_crowell Even better, I’d love to have you on to discuss it. https://t.co/hScCgfHaHm, https://t.co/g3IkNQwdyu and https://t.co/M9TbLTuApK
Jun 22, 2020 · 1 like · 2,831 followersView post →
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Tim Pieper
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@MarceaMjo @CambrianShe @StBenedict18 @TakeThatEpi @RBartleby @054durin @dunstan99 @ForumAtheist @jemix08 Jackson wheat already showed why Meyer’s arguments are fallacious and misleading:
https://t.co/dy3P1IjzTp
https://t.co/5c0ETYaKuR
Get caught up.
Explores the evolutionary relationships among choanozoans, fungi, and animals, highlighting genetic links and early innovations in unicellular ancestors that led to multicellular animals, based on recent molecular…
This video explores the origins of animals, highlighting the Cambrian explosion and the evolutionary relationship between Ediacaran organisms and complex animals, proposing the Apoikozoa grouping and examining…
@GuitarmanJoel @BishopJaxi Jackson Wheat addresses Long Story Short who repeats many of the same arguments put forward in that book
https://t.co/xRRAApYTlg
Mar 23, 2025 · 2 likes · 3,660 followersView post →
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Jackson Wheat
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@VozCalma @BJBfromPDX @SecularOutpost I have several times elsewhere: https://t.co/hScCgfHaHm and https://t.co/g3IkNQwdyu for two examples.
10.1371/journal.pone.0002098 (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002098). PMID: 18461162 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18461162). 11. Sina M. Adl ...
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. Sagan L (1967) On the origin of mitosing cells. J Theor Biol 14:225–274. Salvucci E (2016) Microbiome, holobiont ...