Chromosome 2
Yesterday, I was searching the Internet for possible answers to why the mythology of the ancient Sumerians was, in one very important respect, different from the mythology of ancient Egypt.
One thing led to another, and I came across something I had never known before: Chromosome 2.
We are told that the DNA of humans and chimps are 98. something % alike; we are not told that the haploid number of chromosomes in the genus Homo is one less than in other primates.
Apparently there was a random "mutation"---and it probably occurred in more than one individual---that caused the fusion of two chromosomes, resulting in the second largest chromosome in the cell structure of hominids.
Some implications of this occurrence are:
1. It gives credence to the "cladogenesis" theory of evolution: "Cladogenesis is the process by which a species splits into two distinct species, rather than one species gradually transforming into another."--Wikipedia
2. An abnormality associated with Chromosome 2 is synesthesia: "a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway." From here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthe...
3. Apply cladogenesis to rampant and legal abortion, and you have another reason it is illegal.
One thing led to another, and I came across something I had never known before: Chromosome 2.
We are told that the DNA of humans and chimps are 98. something % alike; we are not told that the haploid number of chromosomes in the genus Homo is one less than in other primates.
Apparently there was a random "mutation"---and it probably occurred in more than one individual---that caused the fusion of two chromosomes, resulting in the second largest chromosome in the cell structure of hominids.
Some implications of this occurrence are:
1. It gives credence to the "cladogenesis" theory of evolution: "Cladogenesis is the process by which a species splits into two distinct species, rather than one species gradually transforming into another."--Wikipedia
2. An abnormality associated with Chromosome 2 is synesthesia: "a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway." From here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthe...
3. Apply cladogenesis to rampant and legal abortion, and you have another reason it is illegal.
But I doubt enough of you will be able to read this before it disappears.
Complex systems theory explains how evolution can proceed so rapidly:
“Complexity theory shows how, under the right conditions, orderly structures can arise spontaneously in large, initially chaotic systems. This spontaneous order provides a rich background of material for natural selection. So it is not necessary for natural selection to sculpt every detail of an organism, because many structures and patterns emerge spontaneously. For example, in a multicellular organism, cell division creates a natural hierarchical structure that provides the basis for modular organs.”
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-rel...
Stuart Kaufmann’s book At Home in the Universe (1999) explains the concept clearly and much more extensively.
That is, as a child outgrows his immature thought processes, and primitive "displays" (not the emotion itself, but the lack of awareness of it) of emotion, so man has done so, himself, throughout his long childhood.
My reference to how early humans analogized the creation of man with the creation of images by man, is an example.
If you look closely at evolution, you will see that it is actually proof for the existence of God, not his non-existence.
Haven't I said that when God created man he created the most obstinate and arrogant species in the known universe?
I did.
I invited you to share how the problems with the notion of evolutionary origin I presented above have been addressed by evidence or adjustment of the hypothesis. If none such exists, I am left no recourse other than to reject such a theory as incomplete at best, fallacious at worst.
And, of course, I don't have to post them.
Which I may not do. It's a pain in the ass.
I told you I think God was a little more creative and subtle than creationists want to believe.
I will add this, though. Just as early man was able to create images from clay, or stone, or metal, so primitive man imagined God would do the same, then "breathe" life into his creation, which was something man could not do.
If you want to believe that God created man out of a lump of clay, be my guest. I happen to think God was a little more subtle than that.
Please don't tell me you are a chreationist!
Another problem for evolutionary origin is the sheer volume of different species. Given how difficult it is for even a single successful combination of genes to come to play and the lengths of time evolutionists claim for even minor organisms, it would take trillions of years for the sheer volume of forms of life on this planet to have been generated along the proposed evolutionary paths. That exceeds both the life of our sun and the life of the universe itself.
Another problem is that of complex systems. According to evolutionary theory, the only way a complex system can happen is if it evolves over time each individual piece in turn (each taking millions of years) or if every single mutation occurred at the same time in the same organism (statistically impossible). Take the digestive system, which starts with mastication and salivary breakdown of simple sugars then slides down into the most caustic environment in the human body - the stomach - which simultaneously assaults the food with both chemical and physical means of breakdown. Then you have a small sphincter mechanism which spurts this half-digested material into the small intestines, where nutrients are absorbed, bile is introduced to aid in breakdown of fat, and fillers and other non-digestibles pass right through. Then the large intestines which absorb excess water and condense the final material for expulsion. There are simply too many complex steps involved of which none makes sense by itself for evolutionary origin to provide for me a sufficient explanation. And digestion is a rather critical process to leave to chance. The same problems exist with circulatory and nervous systems and an even bigger one with the endocrine/lymph system because it is a system for controlling and coordinating other systems (we couldn't even digest much without insulin). All this within a single organism. Extend this to every separate genus and species on the planet and the sheer odds alone defy any rational explanation.
There are also the astronomical aspects of the Earth's position, tilt, rotational speed or composition; the moon itself or even the presence of Jupiter all as critical aspects in making this a habitable sphere.
Hope that helps.
There are many legitimate scientists who entertain the idea of a "panspermia", or some aspect of that, to explain how life formed on earth.
How do you think it did?
I have said, at times, to those who believe life on earth originated from outer space, that perhaps you think Earth is such a stingy planet it could not have supported the "creation" of life.
And I have called evolution: God's way of creating a robust people for a robust planet."
And, lastly, I think there should be research into how paleoclimatology could have influenced the genome of the various peoples of the earth.
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