Retroviruses insert randomly amongst millions of potential insertion sites. Therefore, the chances that two retroviruses will insert into the same position in two genomes (even identical genomes) is quite low.
What do we see in the human and chimp genome? We find hundreds of thousands of old retroviral insertions called ERV's (endogenous retroviral insertions). If humans and chimps do not share a common ancestor then these insertions came about through separate infections in each species. Therefore, we would expect to find few, if any, ERV's at the same position (i.e. orthologous) in each genome. If humans and chimps share a common ancestor then we would expect to find many, if not most, ERV's to be found in the same position since these ERV's would have been inherited from a common ancestor. If you have siblings, for example, you would find that you share ERV insertions at the same position in each of your genomes. This is because you inherited them from your parents.
So what do we find? When the human and chimp genomes were sequenced they found over 200,000 ERV's in the human genome. When they comapred the chimp genome to the human genome they found that only a few hundred were not found at the same location. Nearly all of the ERV's were found at the same location in both genomes. This is smoking gun evidence for common ancestry.
Endogenous Retroviruses (ERVs) - YouTube
We observe evolution with each and every generation.
We observe God and creation in each and every generation.
I see creationists claiming this all of the time, but they never ever present this evidence to us. Wonder why that is?
Because you won't accept what we tell you and you refuse to believe because you can't "observe" it with your natural eye. You think your intelligence is the way and the answer to all but it is NOT the answer to finding God.
1Co 1:19 The scripture says,
"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and set aside the understanding of the scholars."
1Co 1:20 So then, where does that leave the wise? or the scholars? or the skillful debaters of this world? God has shown that this world's wisdom is foolishness!
1Co 1:21
For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of their own wisdom. Instead, by means of the so-called "foolish" message we preach, God decided to save those who believe.
Perhaps you can tell us how ERV's are evidence of creation.
Maybe someday, LM!!
Over 99% of biologists accept evolution as an accurate theory. The ones with the most in depth knowledge of the evidence accept evolution, and this crosses all faiths and philosophies.
That is a bogus number. There are far less than people declare.
So you have no empirical evidence to back up your claims, correct?
Not so!!
According to Wikipedia
"Empirical research is a way of gaining knowledge by means of direct and indirect observation or experience. Empirical evidence (the record of one's direct observations or experiences) can be analyzed quantitatively or qualitatively"
And according to this definition, I can give you plenty of Empirical evidence. There have been millions of lives changed and effected when they came into contact with God by believing in Him. So we can predict that if someone will actually believe in God and receive His Son Jesus Christ as the own personal Saviour they too will be changed and and effected by that contact with God. And beyond that many have heard from God both audibly and inaudibly, many have been miraculously healed by believing in what Jesus Christ did for them, many have been set free from bondages of many kinds and on and on. This has been observed for THOUSANDS of years.
If you are looking for some physical ocular evidence of God or of His Kingdom you will have to wait for awhile... not long now. When Jesus comes back you will see a physical evidence but for now you will just have to take the evidence above.
Luk 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh NOT with
observation: Greek meaning = inspection; ocular evidence.
Luk 17:20 Some Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God would come. His answer was, "The Kingdom of God DOES NOT COME in such a way as to be seen.
Luk 17:21 No one will say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!'; because the Kingdom of God is within you."
What God? Evidence please.
If you want to see God you must believe first and I can't show you Him until you do. For you to come or approach God you must FIRST believe in Him then you will have all the evidence you need. God is a Spirit and our approach to Him is in spirit and in truth. God is invisible and has created both things visible AND invisible. Some things you just can't see with the naked eye. You have to see them first by the eye of faith then you will understand and know they are real.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him
must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Heb_11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God
must believe that He is, and that He is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
Col_1:15 Who is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Col_1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:
all things were created by Him, and for Him:
