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Originally posted by John Paul:
John Paul:
From what I have read 'molecular clocks' are not only unreliable but also assume the ToE is indicative of reality.
When your sources for science are exclusively creationist books and web sites, then doubtless your understanding of the issues will be lacking.
It depends on which clocks you are talking about. There is no universal (global) molecular clock, since different loci mutate at different rates. Individual clocks, however, can be useful in the timing of long-term events due to the stochastic nature of the process.
The model of local molecular clocks - which assumes no constant mutation rate - has been used in studies in which dates inferred from clock calculations were strikingly similar to dates inferred from the fossil record.
Seems like more than coincidence, no?
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