We're Really Chimps???

"Junk" is somewhat of a bad or loaded term; it would be better to describe it as non-protein-encoding DNA, which we're discovering has regulatory or structural functions, sometimes.But here's the thing. We're actually discovering that more of our DNA than we thought before is that non-protein or "junk" DNA, not less. We're revising the human gene counts downward.But that's off-topic. Interesting, though. The same thing we did - our shared common ancestor, itself an ape. We did not ourselves evolve from chimps. Evolution is a bush, not a ladder.But we're not chimps. That humans are reproductively isolated from chimps should be obvious.

If we can't, then what's the point in talking about it? If it was the intention of the Creator to make things look like they evolved, then shouldn't we be talking about them like they evolved? That you're aware of. Since no human being has ever had optimum eyes, who's to say what you're missing? Imagine being a blind man in a world of blind men. Would you have any reason to feel like you were missing something? By what mechanism would water reverse our retinas? How? For instance how does water break functional genes in our genetics?

As I said, "junk" is a misleading term. We are directly related. For instance, you're directly related to your sister, not because you're the decendant of your sister (unless you live in Arkansas - snap!), but because you and your sister share a common ancestor. (In this case, your parent.)

Well, Rrhain deserves to be called on his error, if indeed he erred; but I would humbly submit a word of caution. It's really easy to mistake one participant for another when all you have to go on is an avatar and a username, especially when we're all so seamlessly taking up each other's argument. It might not be too long before you make the same mistake; all the rest of us here have done it.It's up to you but the level of fuss you decide to make or not make about it now will determine the degree of embarassment you're made to feel when you make the same mistake in the future.

I would reccomend the use of smileys any time you're trying to be humorous.