RE: Abiogenesis is impossible
July 1, 2014 at 12:14 am
(This post was last modified: July 1, 2014 at 12:19 am by The Grand Nudger.)
The evidence of common descent does not hinge on any similar bone structures (we do, in fact, know for certain that similar bone structure is not a strong indicator of common descent in and of itself). The reason that "common descent" can't take a "big hit" from this is that common descent has passed the point of being a prediction or expectation - and has entered the realm of an observation Tracks. Modern synthesis (the currently accepted model) leverages genetics to assign verifiable and reproduce-able biological metrics. Without genetics, our models were incomplete. Common descent holds so long as we all share common genetic "code". It holds..because we're only aware of one manner in which we "get" that code.....from our parents. They got it from theirs..so on and so forth. Descent.
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