On Protein Evolution, PZ Myers Is Way Off the Mark

PZ Myers's latest salvos on protein evolution (here and here) are way off the mark. Of course his attacks are written in his usual insulting style. That's not interesting. What is interesting is how he misrepresents our work, uses faulty logic, and fails to engage our arguments. I know that anything I write here is unlikely to persuade him. So this isn't written for PZ. But there may be other readers with open minds who are paying attention.

PZ begins by expounding on the supposed failings...