Re: The 1st Paleontologist was a Neanderthal

pdd@gcc.cc.md.us
2 Sep 1996 21:27:50 EDT

GR>No, you misunderstand what actually happened in my case. The order of event
GR>was that I became convinced that the only way the biological data could be
GR>accounted for was via the theory of evolution. It was the pseudogenes that
GR>did it for me.

GR>The epsilong immunoglobulin pseudogene, which is a broken gene, it doesn't
GR>work, have been found at the same location in the genomes of chimps, gorilla
GR>gibbons and man. Part of the chimp pseudogene has been cut out so even if yo
GR>claim that it performs a function in gorilla gibbon and man it can't perform
GR>even that function in chimps. Since designers don't design broken parts onto
GR>their designs, this can not be considered part of God's perfect design.
GR>Automotive engineers don't design a spare but broken transmission onto the
GR>your car, a spare but broken gas tank etc. That would be considered
GR>ridiculous design.

I am going to ask a very naive question because I am no geneticist.

Transmissions break after they have been designed and put into cars.
What evidence is there that the genes in question did not "break" at
some point in time after the various species arrived on the scene, and
what are the implications of this possibility?

GR>Now when you consider that the genome consists of about 3.5 billion
GR>nucleotides the odds of 4 species having the same sequence inserted at the
GR>same location 4 different times is about one chance in 1.5 x 10^38

GR>Let's hear your theory of how this a
GR>happened. Where was Adam created? When did it happen? Where was the flood?
GR>Was it global or local? Where did the flood waters come from? Where did the
GR>go? When was the flood? Where do the fossil men fall into your theory? How
GR>did the fossils form? When did they form? Was there animal death before the
GR>flood? Before Adam? Why are their no amphibian traces in the Cambrian. Why
GR>are no living forms of macroscopic life found prior to the Upper Cretaceous
GR>Why are there no modern mammal species prior to the Oligocene? Why do whales
GR>and dolphins not appear in the Devonian strata with the remains of other lar
GR>fish?

GR>And why is there no evidence of grass on the planet prior to the Miocene?
GR>Neither pollen grain nor blade of grass. But there are lots of plant fossil

I guess this is what is meant by "attack mode"... i.e. if you don't like
part of my theory then let's hear yours. I'll just keep trying to
understand this one, thanks.

Paul

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