My dumbass parents doubt evolution

[Brakeman]

Brakeman, we know what DNA is in the sense that we know it is a double-helix containing nucleotides. We know that human DNA chromosomes are about 2 inches long. We know this, we know that, blah blah blah. Nobody knows the exact relationship between DNA and creature. Is DNA a code for a program, or is DNA the program? There is a level of undeniable convergence that is as yet unexplained - how can species have such diverse DNA and still be "the same"; how can different species have very similar DNA and yet be totally different to each other. Why do individual creatures with exactly the same DNA have the ability to develop into totally different creatures to each other (this last point is explained by the fact that external forces work to guide and alter the development of the individual, but yet it goes to show how DNA is not the "strict" design plan that some such as dawkins imagine it to be). Dawkins idea of selfish gene is totally moot when we consider that so many genes are there "just in case" and only get used in the creature's development "sometimes". Hundreds of generations may go by without ever referencing a specific gene, until the environment changes and puts it into action.

The "40 year old text books" still applies, but maybe updated to 20 year old text books. Your questions have been answered, you are just not up to date.

Short of starting a biology class here, I'll point you to some very good videos that explain this with good visual mechanics.

http://www.cassiopeiaproject.com/vid_cou...me=Biology

http://www.cassiopeiaproject.com/ViewCli...me=Biology

Evolution Videos