McCulloch wrote: otseng wrote: Also, if ERV are caused by a virus insertion, why should similarities be limited to the chimp? Shouldn’t there also be ERV similarities between humans and other species in the human lineage? Yes. And according to evolutionary theory, the further back the most recent common ancestor is the fewer ERV similarities …
Grumpy wrote: “What was the common ancestor?” We don’t yet know with any certainty exactly where the split occurred, the oldest hominid, upright-walking(and thus in the same line or sidebranch of the line that led to modern humans)is Orrorin Tugenensis So, no evidence exists of the common ancestor between chimps and humans. “And what is …
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Goat wrote: WHy are you misrepresenting what is said? What has been said is that Chimps and humans share a common ancestor.. and therefore are ‘cousin’ species. Trying to say that anybody is saying any differently is a straw man. I’m not saying that anybody here is claiming that chimps are the forefathers of humans. …
nygreenguy wrote: otseng wrote: I’ve given several examples of functions for ERV. So, how can a virus infect a reproductive cell, mutate to become inactive, yet also mutate to have a beneficial function in the host organism? ERV are supposed to be at best functionless, not impart a beneficial function. Argument to incredulity? ERV has …
nygreenguy wrote: otseng wrote: I do not object to Linnaean taxonomy when its use is limited to its original intent. It was simply classification based on morphological features. However, nowadays, it has been hijacked to imply lineage. This sort of anti-science rhetoric is offensive. Classification based upon morphology is limited in its application. It totally …
McCulloch wrote:Since the endogenous retrovirus is not necessary for reproduction, there is no selective pressure to keep it free from mutations, and so retroviruses will acquire mutations at about the same rate as other non-essential non-coding DNA. Eventually, retroviruses are rendered inactive because of these mutations, and they sit quietly in the genome, a testament …
McCulloch wrote: Did humans descend from other primates? No. I’ll give my arguments in a later post. Are humans primates or should there be special biological taxonomy for humanity? I do not object to Linnaean taxonomy when its use is limited to its original intent. It was simply classification based on morphological features. However, nowadays, …
As further evidence the destruction of nations is based on sin, we see this same thing happening to Israel. Israel eventually followed the ways of the Canaanites and also sacrificed their babies to idols. [Deu 32:17 KJV] 17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new [gods that] …
One of the best depictions of Jesus from the Shroud was done by Ray Downing. He used the 3-D information on the Shroud to reconstruct his face and body. The History channel has a documentary about it: You can buy images from his store at: https://www.raydowning.com/jesus-store Blog post on the blood stains: https://www.raydowning.com/blog/2016/2/ … d-of-turin …
To summarize the accusation that God is genocidal: It depends on what is meant by genocidal. If it means killing a group of people based on amoral reasons (race, nationality, geography, etc), then God is not genocidal. If it means killing a group of people, then God is genocidal. However, this is not what is …