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== Atheist Jerry Coyne and Templeton Foundation friction related to revamping evolutionary ideology ==
== Atheist Jerry Coyne and Templeton Foundation friction related to revamping evolutionary ideology ==
[[File:Jerry Coyne at The Amazing Meeting - 2013.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The atheist Jerry Coyne speaking at a 2013 [[Atheist conferences|atheist meeting]] entitled The Amazing Meeting (TAM). TAM is an annual meeting. ]]
[[File:Jerry Coyne at The Amazing Meeting - 2013.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The atheist Jerry Coyne speaking at a 2013 [[Atheist conferences|atheist meeting]] entitled The Amazing Meeting (TAM). TAM is an annual meeting. ]]
The [[modern evolutionary synthesis]] is a school of [[evolution|evolutionary]] thought which incorporates the concepts of natural selection, mutations, and studies in population genetics.<ref>http://creation.com/ariel-a-roth-biology-in-six-days</ref> In terms of detailed explanations, within this school of evolutionary thought, there is little consensus on how evolution actually causes [[macroevolution]] (see: [[Theory of evolution and little consensus]]). Despite this current state of affairs and the implausibility of the evolutionary of model, there is resistance to significantly alter this evolutionary model.
The [[modern evolutionary synthesis]] is a school of [[evolution|evolutionary]] thought which incorporates the concepts of natural selection, mutations, and studies in population genetics.<ref>http://creation.com/ariel-a-roth-biology-in-six-days</ref> In terms of detailed explanations, within this school of evolutionary thought, there is little consensus on how evolution actually causes [[macroevolution]] (see: [[Theory of evolution and little consensus]]). Despite this current state of affairs and the [Evolution as a secular origins myth|implausibility of the evolutionary of model], there is resistance to significantly alter this evolutionary model.
[[Jerry Coyne]] is an evolutionary biology professor and atheist who runs a leading pro-evolution blog.
[[Jerry Coyne]] is an evolutionary biology professor and atheist who runs a leading pro-evolution blog.