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It's not being picky, it's you writing as if you don't understand what we are talking about. I thought you might not have meant that, but forgot about it when I
by TheSOB88 17y ago
It's not being picky, it's you writing as if you don't understand what we are talking about. I thought you might not have meant that, but forgot about it when I began writing. Sorry. Please don't complain because I misinterpreted you when you wrote something unclear, though.
In terms of experiments, I dunno, man. You're pretty much going to have to let that one go - you can never have experiments with animals over a certain size. If you can manage reading about bacterial experiments, though, that's been done - here (http://www.rasmusen.org/x/2006/11/24/evolution-experiments-with-bacteria/ http://www.rasmusen.org/x/2006/11/24/evolution-experiments-w...) may be a good place to start. Bacteria don't modify limbs, but they can evolve new metabolic mechanisms in experiment time, which I think is comparable. For larger animals, see the fossil record. There really are some incredible examples - I'll show you if you're interested.
I still don't see what mechanism you're claiming inhibits parts of the genome from mutation. You accept that mutation occurs and think there are parts where it can't, correct? Though this would make sense if you were assuming a Creator wanted only microevolution to happen, but you can't just assume the things you're trying to prove. With no assumptions, there is no reason for these prohibitions on mutations to exist (other than on crucial DNA where protections have evolved because the functions are so important to life - cell duplication, for example). There are differences all over human DNA, not just in one special spot. What, other than the religious aspect, is convincing you that mutation spares parts of the genome?
- jibiki 17y ago> I still don't see what mechanism you're claiming inhibits parts of the genome from mutation. It seems like he's saying that the burden of proof is on you, since you are claiming that macroevolution exists. He doesn't need a specific qualm to do that. For instance, if you had said, "it is possible to build a mountain out of rice, since the total mass of rice in the world is sufficient for that purpose," he would be entirely justified in asking you to actually build the mountain rather than just measuring the amount of rice in the world. After all, who knows what problems rice-mountain-building encounters. Maybe rice piles higher than a hundred meters begin to fall apart. Nobody knows. One could say the same thing about macroevolution, namely, there might indeed be some factor which prevents a large number of minor mutations from sticking around to cause speciation. A skeptic doesn't have to name this factor, the burden is on you to provide proof. ...and, of course, ample proof of macroevolution (and the fact that it is caused by an accumulation of smaller evolutionary changes) has been provided by the fossil record, as you've said many times.