"Mutations are headed the wrong direction. They are weakening the gene pool."
Then by your theory, God has doomed us to devolve into chimps. That's a new one.
Actually, you've made another significant point AGAINST intelligent design. If entropy can't be avoided, then DEVOLUTION is what the creationists believe in.
As for me, I think the USEFUL information content of the geneome is not necessarily related to the number of genes. So, evolution isn't ruled out, nor is the concept of God.
He won't let it go that far. But clearly the consequences of sin, show up.
Yes Devolution is exactly what Creationists believe in. Where have you been? Have you not been listening? The consequences of sin have resulted in death and disease. That includes genetic disease which is accelerated by drugs and alchohol. It's a consequence of our fallen nature.
There are now over 600 genetic diseases that get passed down through inheritance.
I don't know that anyone has actually done a study, but I bet if they did, they could demonstrate that the percentage of genetic disease is increasing in the human population.