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To: Thatcherite

I understand that considerable genetic differentiation between humans and other primates have been found. It has been found to such an extent that the smooth evolution theories have been problematized.

Nonetheless, it seems that the evolutionists simply respond--

its more complicated than that and dismiss questions as assertions from unreasonable fundamentalists.

I have to say my faith in evolution is declining with the noxious treatment of ID proponents.


1,464 posted on 12/20/2005 6:00:41 PM PST by lonestar67
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To: lonestar67
I understand that considerable genetic differentiation between humans and other primates have been found. It has been found to such an extent that the smooth evolution theories have been problematized.

News from your alternate universe. Care to tune us in?

1,465 posted on 12/20/2005 6:02:10 PM PST by js1138 (Great is the power of steady misrepresentation.)
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?????????

Human and chimps have 99+% identity in the coding regions of the DNA. Overall they are 98% identical. The difference is in non-coding regions - area that are increasingly being shown to be involved in regulation of development.

So, what do you mean by "considerable genetic differentiation"?


1,476 posted on 12/20/2005 6:12:16 PM PST by furball4paws (The new elixir of life - dehydrated toad urine.)
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To: lonestar67
Nonetheless, it seems that the evolutionists simply respond--

its more complicated than that and dismiss questions as assertions from unreasonable fundamentalists.

This seems an *extremely* unfair characterization from you, given that you just asked a question and got a perfectly valid and informative response, without any hint of "it's more complicated than that" or dismissal of your question.

Perhaps you owe someone an apology.

I have to say my faith in evolution is declining with the noxious treatment of ID proponents.

Oh, stop the drama-queening. Anyone who has watched this debate for any length of time knows that the "ID proponents" are far more obnoxious in their attempts at "discussion" than the evolution proponents, and are more apt to be the first ones to throw mud. And if you had been involved in this for decades, as many of us have, you'd understand why the evolution proponents might be a bit testy -- it has to do with the failure of the creationists to discuss things in good faith. They rely on dishonest tactics and refusal to admit error, and keep coming back with the same debunked arguments year after year.

If the "ID proponents" had been dismissed and ridiculed right off the bat, that would be one thing, but what you're overlooking is that there's a long history involved here, and the "ID proponents" are now being treated the way they are due to what they've earned.

1,572 posted on 12/20/2005 7:24:43 PM PST by Ichneumon
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