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Originally posted by Tranquility Base:
I don't think it was a joke. We simply believe that God created several thousand distinct genomes which have diversified. With the genomes in hand it should be quite easy to re-catalog them into their kinds. We'll see.
What will baraminologists do, do you think, when molecular phylogenetic evidence (which they are using) puts man in the ape baramin, or shows a phylogenetic relationship between birds & reptiles, fish & amphibians etc. that is concordant with the fossil record, & mainstream paleontologies interpretations of it?
They will ignore it.
Practically any sort of phylogeny, regardless of the data it is derived from, puts man & apes in the same clade. This isn't science, it is an intellectually dishonest attempt to "prove" a pet theory by only using evidence that fits, & binning everything that doesn't.
Christian baraminologists WILL NOT show humans & apes to be related, regardless of evidence, BECAUSE IT CONTRADICTS THEIR FAITH. They simply WILL NOT admit it, but will accept phylogenies derived from the same data that puts chimps & gorillas together.
Mark
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[This message has been edited by mark24, 05-22-2002]
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