No. Evolution was a "what if" when it was first thought of. Then scientists considered the evidence and concluded that it had happened.
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"To a scientist, though, the right question is not, “Were you there?” but rather “What if?” What if we do share a common ancestor–what should we see? How can we test a hypothesis about the ancient past?"
The core question to the article you supplied is "what if" we share a common ancestor. This is a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence. The claim being made is humans and chimpanzees descended from a single ancestral species over millions of years. The evidence suggested is similar mutations to proof shared ancestry.
So scientists concluded if shared ancestry is true, these differences result from lots of mutations that have accumulated in the two lineages over millions of years.
This is a conclusion based on an theory that mutations accumulate over millions of years. So still a 'what if' scenario.
It was an ape that lived about 7 million years ago.
How do you know it was an ape that lived 7 million years ago? Is this confirmed or assumed?
What is the common ancestor of a human and a pig?
What is the common ancestor of a human and a mouse?
Since we're not living 7 million years ago, I don't know how I'm supposed to point you to it.
7 million is quite a specific number, how is this number certain/verified and why not 10 million or 13.578 million?
Can u point to such a thing? Why is that?
What does this have to do with the evidence we're talking about?
You supplied an article about mutations and a connection between 2 species for common ancestry. This ancestor is very relevant.
I don't know what that means. What trend does it assume?
"On the other hand, if humans and chimpanzees appeared by special creation, we would not expect their genetic differences to bear the distinctive signature of descent from a common ancestor."
Trend - a general direction in which something is developing or changing.
It assumes that these genetic differences bear the signature of common descent. How do genetic differences prove common descent?
Yes. Are you aware that your question has nothing to do with what you quoted?
Brother you supplied an article about common descent and mutations. My question is relevant.
Ill need you to work, What is an example of a postive mutation?
Because we see the same pattern in differences between humans and chimps as between two humans.
"If I have an A and you have a C at a specific location, unless we have our ancestors’ DNA to look at, we cannot tell whether it was originally an A that mutated into a C in your DNA, or whether it was originally a C that mutated into an A in my DNA."
"Thus we have to lump the two possibilities together and just count the number of places one of us has an A and the other a C."
These 2 paragraphs interests me. If we cannot get access to our ancestors dna then 'we have to lump the 2 possibilities together'.
So here is where something comes unstuck. Does this mean we have limited ecidence and now have to assume with probability?
We know the latter is caused by mutation.
How do you know this? What evidence do you have that proves it was caused by mutation?
If you have an alternative explanation for why we see the same pattern, by all means offer it.
Im viewing your evidence and asking questions. I will offer my explanation once im satisfied with the discussion.
This is a pattern:
This is the same pattern:
Do the two figures really not look similar to you?
They do look similar in their height but not the same.
The articles main reason to exist is the question; Do humans and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor and what should we see?
What we should see.
Genetic differences between the species that look like they were produced by mutations?
In case i have misunderstood, could you please explain to me how genetic differences are produced by mutations?
How does a shared ancestor dna mutate into 2 different species?
Does this mean that because the 2 charts are similar, i can procreate with a healthy chimp the same as i can procreate with a healthy and different human?
I'm sorry. I was under the impression you wanted to discuss the evidence.
Dont worry you are not labouring under a misapprehension. Here i am running to you and not in a different direction.
You show no sign of having understood what the evidence is,
Lucky i have you to help me.
much less engaged with it in a meaningful way.
Please excuse me. It takes time to warm up.
We can move on to another piece of evidence when you've dealt with this one.
Great, cant wait.
Now, the question is simple: why do the two patterns of genetic difference look so similar?
In case i do.not understand. Why?
Cheers i look forward to this discussion more so that any ive had recently.
God bless you my brother in Christ