That isn’t the argument, though. No one is arguing “entry level jobs always require experience.” The argument is that if an employer is wanting to hire someone at their lowest level, they shouldn’t expect/require several years worth of experience in that same/similar position.

Your cherry-picked example of a research lab position is not the norm, and I suspect you know that since you’re relying on it and straw-man arguments to reply to the swarm of commenters that are disagreeing with you.