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To: johnnyb_61820

Actually, it appears to falsify one aspect of common descent: that there was a speciation event that split off gorillas, and then, in the other branch, human and the two chimp species split in an undeteremined order.

Instead, it shows that there was gene flow between the (proto-) chimp and gorilla populations after the proto-humans had branched off. IE, the speciation wasn't yet complete, IE, like I said, the splits were closer together in time.

Very interseting result.


Especially in light of all the ERVs that nest


184 posted on 03/06/2006 3:30:07 PM PST by Virginia-American
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To: Virginia-American

"Actually, it appears to falsify one aspect of common descent"

Right. In the same way, there are any number of experiments which might falsify one aspect of ID or Creationism, without destroying the whole thing. This has happened several times in Creationism, for anyone who remembers the "Canopy Theory". Creationism is just as falsifiable or unfalsifiable as evolution, as is the obvious result of our conversation.


200 posted on 03/06/2006 4:14:37 PM PST by johnnyb_61820
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