William Jennings Bryan’s Arguments Against Darwinism – Dr. Rick Townsend, 7/28/25 (2091)

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

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Dr. Rick Townsend of the University of Texas, Dallas Still Unrefuted

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1:39.8	Well, 100 years ago this year was the famous Scopes Monkey trial.
1:45.2	If you only look at the fictionalized version of it, you might think that evolution won
1:51.1	and those who questioned evolution and Darwinism lost. Is that true?
1:58.1	And what was there in the argumentation of William Jennings Bryan, who argued
2:03.5	against evolution that was ahead of its time? Greetings and welcome to Issues, etc., live on this
2:09.8	Monday afternoon, July of the 28th. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. We're going to talk
2:14.6	about William Jennings Bryan's arguments against Arwinian Theory with Dr. Rick Townsend, author of a recent column for Solvo, titled Still Unrefuted.
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