Molecular Population Genetics and Diversity through Mutation

I would think that the simple fact that evolution has continued for over three billion years in the one sample we have studied might be sufficient to indicate the process does not decrease diversity to the point it must halt.Yes, the assertion that life on this earth is not billions of years old can be made but that position too has been soundly refuted by reality and discarded by all scientists and all of the major Christian denominations. But I think pretty much everyone also understands that it is impossible to present evidence in support of Faith's position so we will of necessity continue waiting.

Except, as usual Faith, you have been shown that your assumption that there were lots more functioning genes for a given trait than is now is simply utter, total and complete nonsense.We have genetic DNA samples from humans, plants and animals that would have been alive at the same time Adam supposedly lived and know for a fact that your assumption is wrong. You have even been shown that evidence numerous times.Further, we know also have DNA samples from tens of thousands of years before Adam was supposedly created and know for a fact that that DNA is quite similar to what is seen in living critters.Thank God there never was an Adam & Eve or the Ark.

You often make such silly and unsupported claims yet so far no one including you has ever shown the dating methods to be unreliable and in fact every new method develops has simply increased the accuracy of those dating methods. Further, those very dating methods you claim unreliable are used by Biblical scholars to date recent archeological finds.Sorry Charley but you don't get to swing both ways or expect anyone to accept your nonsense assertions until you present the model, method, procedure, process or thingamabob used to determine that the dating methods are invalid. Reference to what the Bible says is not such evidence, only evidence of the ignorance of the folk that wrote the Bible stories.

It isn't obvious because it is simply not correct Faith and is refuted by ALL of the evidence available. Again, all of those are not simply wrong assertions, they are nonsense and refuted by the BILLIONS of years of history and all of the available evidence.We know extinctions have happened and in many cases the cause of the extinction event and mutations simply play no part in any of them.We know for a fact that conditions change and that those changes have lead to extinctions. Again. more utter nonsense Faith. The Theory of Evolution does not get rid of any gods except the one you try to market as is shown by the fact that all of the major Christian Denominations have no issue with the Theory of Evolution or the fact of evolution or the fact humans are related to chimpanzees.Edited by jar, : fix sub-title

Remember the only definition of "fitter" in reality is to live long enough to reproduce.Natural selection has no goal at all. That is why Artificial Selection as is done in AKC Dog Breeds is far different that anything that happens in the natural world.Edited by jar, : hit wrong key.Edited by jar, : AKC not AKA

You've been told this before but it is well worth repeating.Evolution is not directional. It is not better vs worse. Humans are not more evolved than chimpanzees or rats or puppy dogs or earthworms or pond scum.The test for evolution is change over time and just good enough to reproduce before dying.

Unfortunately Faith, reality trumps any argument. It does not matter whether or not anyone understands your argument when reality as been proving you wrong for billions of years.The mechanism that increases diversity is mutation.

In addition we have documented outwardly similar results and even lost and regained functions but where the mutations leading to the changes were entirely different than the original or even other visibly similar sub populations. One great example even discussed in this very thread are the desert pocket mice where the dark sub-populations are genetically different.Edited by jar, : fix attribution