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That figure shows common descent,
which is what you're disputing. You haven't answered the question(s): What's the fraction of human DNA that has been changed by these single-base mutations? What's the fraction of the chimpanzee genome? Of the baboon genome?
My point is that I want you to explain the data in a way that does not involve common descent.i can tell about human and chimp that we are talking about few percent. now, what is your point actually?
Since the total rate of single-base differences between humans and chimps is 1%, how can a few percent of each be the result of single-base mutations? Here are the questions: What's the fraction of human DNA that has been changed by these single-base mutations? What's the fraction of the chimpanzee genome? Of the baboon genome?i can tell about human and chimp that we are talking about few percent.
You then have to explain why every child born has around 60 new mutations compared with their parents and yet this accumulated mutation has only made humans less than your claimed 99% for humans and chimps???
Probably.Are chimps born with these same numbers of mutations?
We must assume so I guess since we are only as you claim 1% different, so the random mutations must be randomly identical across generations.......
Or (supposing evolution is true - and I am going against truth here) most of the mutations are neutral and so have no overall affect, while the mutations in baboons had more effect.... Just because a mutation is neutral in one animal, does not mean a mutation will be neutral in another.
And isn't the 1% a little optimistic???
"The first comprehensive comparison of the genetic blueprints of humans and chimpanzees shows our closest living relatives share perfect identity with 96 percent of our DNA sequence, an international research consortium reported today."
And as stated, that is after you delete the non-coding regions.
The coding regions share only 29% similarity..... "At the protein level, 29 percent of genes code for the same amino sequences in chimps and humans." So in the region which actually codes for proteins, what makes each animal distinct, we in reality are only 29% similar.
Just a number playing game....
And what about differences between human men and women? "If we look at base pairs, the difference between men and women would be 59 million divided by 3.2 billion or about 1.8%. This translates to men and women being 98.2% the same. Men and women are actually a bit more similar as the Y chromosome has about 5% of its DNA sequences in common with the X chromosome. This would change the number to 98.4% the same. If the 98.7% number for chimp-human similarity is right, then by this measure, men and women are less alike than are female chimps and women."
I'll go ahead and state the obvious: this is utter nonsense.
Perhaps I'll get on board with the idea of it being one of the most (not THE most) impactfull, in terms of shaping our western society and culture. It was dominant for the past 2000 years so obviously it has had impact. To the point of perhaps even not being able to understand our culture's history, language and even literature without some basic knowledge about the judeo-christian tradition.
But valuable? Nah.
Yes. Not because I had to, though.
I also read the quran and some other mythology.
I'll go ahead and state the obvious: this is utter nonsense.
Perhaps I'll get on board with the idea of it being one of the most (not THE most) impactfull, in terms of shaping our western society and culture. It was dominant for the past 2000 years so obviously it has had impact. To the point of perhaps even not being able to understand our culture's history, language and even literature without some basic knowledge about the judeo-christian tradition.
But valuable? Nah.
Yes. Not because I had to, though.
I also read the quran and some other mythology.
Great - now do a similar analysis for two taxa that creationists claim are related via descent from a Kind.
Since the total rate of single-base differences between humans and chimps is 1%, how can a few percent of each be the result of single-base mutations? Here are the questions: What's the fraction of human DNA that has been changed by these single-base mutations? What's the fraction of the chimpanzee genome? Of the baboon genome?
Do you think the solutions to mankind's problems will be found in some computer program?
Science attempts to solve problems.
The bible shows how to prevent them in the first place.
"An ounce of prevention (bible knowledge) is worth a pound of cure (science)."
So bible knowledge is 16 times more efficacious than scientific knowledge when dealing with problems that can be addressed by either.
Science also often creates problems (side effects) along with their solutions that are absent when biblical principles are applied.
Some of them might, sure. Especially with the coming of deep learning AI technology. It is pretty much a given that we'll be able to build AI's so powerfull that they'll be able to (help) solve certain problems in ways that we won't be able too.
It would depend on the subject matter.
However, I can tell you this: no bronze age story is going to help solve humanities problems.
That "bronze age" story describes the real "final solution" to our problems.
What problems and what solution?
Be specific.
Let's have you explain it, instead of just posting these meaningless one-liner statements.
Or prevent them.
No, it doesn't.
This is just a statement, with no grounding in truth.
Some of them might, sure. Especially with the coming of deep learning AI technology. It is pretty much a given that we'll be able to build AI's so powerfull that they'll be able to (help) solve certain problems in ways that we won't be able too.
It would depend on the subject matter.
Biblical knowledge? Like Ezekial 4:12...Will these AI programs be infused with Godly knowledge as well as secular knowledge as a knowledge base from which to address our problems? And what would be your reaction if such programs selected the biblical solutions instead of the secular ones?
You don't really believe the junk science do you?human and chimp actually different by about 4%. but if we are talking only about single-base difference we indeed talking about less than 1% difference in their original state. so they both were about more than 99% similar in their original creation under this scenario. the baboon was even more different i guess.
Biblical knowledge? Like Ezekial 4:12...
And you shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung.
He used cows dung (verse 15).
What's better advice? One comes from god, the other from Monty Python:He used cows dung (verse 15).
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