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I was reminded of one of the more comical, but persistent misconceptions by creationists in a thread on Internet Infidels, on The Coelacanth. Try doing a google search for “coelacanth creation” and be amazed at the volume of ignorance pumped out on this subject. I’ve also run across a more recent example of the misrepresentation of the coelacanth that I’ll mention later … this poor fish has a long history of abuse by creationists, though, so here’s a brief rundown of wacky creationist interpretations.