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Perhaps you don't understand what a mutation is in genetics. What do you think it is?
Here's a confirmation of your point from an honest YE creationist:
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That seems a pretty accurate assessment, though my point was more about applying similar ideas to theory development in science. We can apply a similar thinking to scientific theories that evolution applies to biological life, as the theories are developed and improved first by incremental changes and then by pushing them to the point of failure and then replacing them with theories that make better predictions. It's wonderfully effective for empowering us to manipulate the world to our advantage, but we can't know if the theories we are operating under are true or only predictively similar to the true account.Here's a confirmation of your point from an honest YE creationist:
I hope this doesn't turn into a rant, but it might. You have been warned.
Evolution is not a theory in crisis. It is not teetering on the verge of collapse. It has not failed as a scientific explanation. There is evidence for evolution, gobs and gobs of it. It is not just speculation or a faith choice or an assumption or a religion. It is a productive framework for lots of biological research, and it has amazing explanatory power. There is no conspiracy to hide the truth about the failure of evolution. There has really been no failure of evolution as a scientific theory. It works, and it works well.
I say these things not because I'm crazy or because I've "converted" to evolution. I say these things because they are true. I'm motivated this morning by reading yet another clueless, well-meaning person pompously declaring that evolution is a failure. People who say that are either unacquainted with the inner workings of science or unacquainted with the evidence for evolution. (Technically, they could also be deluded or lying, but that seems rather uncharitable to say. Oops.)
Creationist students, listen to me very carefully: There is evidence for evolution, and evolution is an extremely successful scientific theory. That doesn't make it ultimately true, and it doesn't mean that there could not possibly be viable alternatives. It is my own faith choice to reject evolution, because I believe the Bible reveals true information about the history of the earth that is fundamentally incompatible with evolution. I am motivated to understand God's creation from what I believe to be a biblical, creationist perspective. Evolution itself is not flawed or without evidence. Please don't be duped into thinking that somehow evolution itself is a failure. Please don't idolize your own ability to reason. Faith is enough. If God said it, that should settle it.
The truth about evolution
A blog about the creation/evolution debate from the president of Core Academy of Science.
Mutations are changes in the DNA sequence of an organism's genes. They introduce genetic diversity and serve as the raw material for evolution. Beneficial mutations can lead to adaptations that increase an organism's fitness, while others may be neutral or have subtle effects. Mutations play a crucial role in genetic variation and the process of evolution.
The question of God's nature, particularly in relation to the concept of eternal punishment, is a complex and deeply philosophical topic that has been discussed and debated for centuries. Different religious traditions and theological perspectives offer diverse interpretations and understandings of this issue.
Do you know who Bill Gates is? Have you ever heard of DOS?
You must be an old-timer
Or chromosome rearrangements. It seems that our particular genus had a chromosome fusion that isolated us from our early ancestors. The gene sequence is the same, but different chromosomes made interbreeding impossible.
Either each person is personally able to chose good or evil, or they have no choice and are therefore blameless. I don't see any other alternative here. What do you have?
Yes I prefer the word Choice over free will.
My first IBM clone was MS-DOS before Bill Gates stole the icons from Amiga.
I do not support Frances Collins but he believes that DNA is the language of God. A frame shift was there in the beginning when God spoke creation into existence. (God Said). Mutations take place along the way. Usually mutations are errors that correct themselves.
I wouldn't put it that way, but I get it. God, at the very beginning of life on Earth, built into it, the ability of change and adapt by change in the genetic code.
What's your definition of a frame shift as it applies in genetics?
My third computer was an Amiga. I liked that it included the ability to program in CP/M.
My Xerox 820 included a dual 12" floppy drive. I megabyte per floppy. Whoo!
Sounds better. But if you don't have the freedom of will to choose, how can you make a choice?
