Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
There exists a subset of creationists who claim that evolutionary biologists are falsifying data to fit their ideology, are actively suppressing data that doesn't fit into evolution, and that we're motivated by money. This is a very serious accusation.
In this video, I explain why the creationist conspiracy theory that we have "nefarious motives" for studying evolution is absolutely absurd and insulting. I begin by explaining the typical journey of a research scientist; next, I discuss salaries and research grants; I conclude with the intellectual laziness of this conspiracy theory.
There exists a subset of creationists who claim that evolutionary biologists are falsifying data to fit their ideology, are actively suppressing data that doesn't fit into evolution, and that we're motivated by money. This is a very serious accusation.
In this video, I explain why the creationist conspiracy theory that we have "nefarious motives" for studying evolution is absolutely absurd and insulting. I begin by explaining the typical journey of a research scientist; next, I discuss salaries and research grants; I conclude with the intellectual laziness of this conspiracy theory.
