Similar structures for similar functions, different for different

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Contents 1 Claim 2 Source 3 Fallacies contained in this claim 4 Responses 5 Related claims 6 Acknowledgments

[edit] Claim

Similarity of structures in different life forms reflects the fact they were created for similar purposes. Different structures reflect different functions.

[edit] Source

• Morris, Henry M., 1974. Scientific Creationism, Master Books, Arkansas, p. 70.

[edit] Fallacies contained in this claim

• Exclusion (evidence against the claim is ignored)

[edit] Responses

1. If this claim were correct, we would expect species which are similar in appearance and share the same habitat to have similar internal structures (including DNA). E. g. a shark would be more similar to a killer whale than to a ray. Evidence shows that it is not.
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[edit] Related claims

• Similarities in DNA and anatomy are due to common design

[edit] Acknowledgments