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    13/10/2009

    What a creationist believes. Or: “Hey X, don’t you understand science?”

    Oh, no, here goes X again, talking crazy about her faith. Oh, well, she’s a nice enough person in spite of this craziness. Oh, heck, what is she ranting about this time:

    Most of what people talk about when they mention proof of evolution are minor variations within the species of animals: different sized beaks on finches, different colors of moths, speaking of the examples I was taught in school. But, these minor variations are then used to prove that major changes can and did happen.

    It is a proven fact that there can be many variations within a species of animal. These minor changes are made from losing information as I will explain below.

    In order for these changes to happen: invertebrates to fish to amphibians to reptiles to mammals and birds, information has to be added.

    Here is the creationist explanation for the proven minor differences within animals:

    God created the basic “generic” types of animals, for instance bear, cat, and dog, with genes for every possible variation. That is because the animals have to survive in all the different places in the world.

    As the animals spread out, different groups of animals settled in different climate and geological zones. With all the various genes, some of the animals were going to survive in every condition on earth. The ones best able to survive the conditions are the ones that were able to pass down those genes.

    As time goes by, there are isolated gene populations in all the various ecological niches. As the gene pool can only reproduce with others in the same isolated gene  pool, a “family resemblance” starts to appear.

    Of the generic God-designed dog type of animal, for instance, the different groups with the family resemblance are given different names: wolves, coyotes, dingoes, jackals, foxes, etc. And, within each of those groups, even smaller groups are named for even smaller differences: Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) and the Red Wolf (Canis rufus), for instance.

    As I said, many will call this evolution. But, evolution is said to add information. For a dinosaur to become a bird, it has to add genetic  information to make wings, at the very least.

    The domestic dog is just one variation of the generic God-designed dog type of animal. They, too, end up in isolated populations. The AKC, American Kennel Club, for instance, lists hundreds of “breeds” of dogs. These breeds of dogs are in very small isolated groups: They only reproduce with others inside that same gene pool or they will become a mixed breed.

    If all the dog breeds were let loose, and allowed to breed with each other, they would start to look like the wild types of dogs: wolves, coyotes, dingoes, jackals, foxes, etc.

    So, there are hundreds of different dog breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club. They are all very different from each other. Is that evolution? No. Like I said, “evolution” has to add information. In reality, the small isolated populations of dog breeds have lost information.

    Take the West Highland White Terrier, for instance.

    Westies have lost the information to be any color except white. In addition, they have lost the information to be any size except small. No new information was added, information was lost.

    All of the proven differences within types of animals are evidence of lost information not added information.

    These minor variations within types of animals are due to lost information. These minor variations can not be used to prove the major changes from invertebrates to fish to amphibians to reptiles to mammals and birds. Those major changes would require that information be added.

    I know that most of you do not believe this, and I understand. I respect your right to believe as you wish. I am just telling you what I believe.

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    Diana Lewrote:
    @X: I found an article that you may or may not have seen. It's worth a look.

    http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14637291&source=hptextfeature#
    20 Oct.
    Gerry: It is more than that. Remember, I was a die hard evolutionist until 1996. I'm in my fifties, so do the math tee hee. If you are taught something, and you believe it, you keep believing it until some new information comes along. I'm not criticizing anybody. I'm just giving the side of the story most people don't learn about. X
    13 Oct.
    Gerrywrote:
    I believe you X. But some people just want to believe that they descended from an ape because it's easier than admitting that God is real and that they are accountable to him.
    13 Oct.

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