Best Evidence For Evolution

[popeyespappy]

You can argue against the sun coming up in the morning. That doesn't mean your argument is valid or sound.

We don't really have an example of a random mutation adding a useful physical advantage.

We don't?

• adaptation in yeast to a low-phosphate environment (Francis and Hansche 1972; 1973; Hansche 1975);

• the ability of E. coli to hydrolyze galactosylarabinose (Hall 1981; Hall and Zuzel 1980);

• evolution of multicellularity in a unicellular green alga (Boraas 1983; Boraas et al. 1998);

• modification of E. coli's fucose pathway to metabolize propanediol (Lin and Wu 1984);

• evolution in Klebsiella bacteria of a new metabolic pathway for metabolizing 5-carbon sugars (Hartley 1984);

There are small internal adaptations based on variation already within a population. But you can't point to something and say "That animal is advantaged because of it's mutation" like something out of X-Men.

I can point to genetically modified corn and say, "That plant is advantaged because of its mutation. It has a more robust root system that it allows it to produce viable seeds under drought conditions that would kill most other corn. It's like something out of X-Men."

You don't really see anything like that in the fossil record either.

So it's possible that hypothesis could be wrong you can present a valid case against it.

There is only one option to you sharing a common ancestor with a chimpanzee. God created both of you with random sequences of virus DNA inserted into the exact same locations in the genetic code of both of you. He did the same thing with gorillas and orangutans. He did it in such a way as it would appear that all four species shared a subset of those insertions before orangutans branched off and started getting different insertions than the other three. Then the same thing happened with gorillas. Finally chimps and humans split. Now if you want to believe that then go right ahead. I think I'll pass though.