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"And this results in a new species how? (Leaving aside the fact that you are hoping that by damaging the original structure you will come up with an improvement, but here I am really asking how this sort of process can lead to descendants biologically incompatible with their ancestors.)"

You have missed the entire point about ERV's. Nobody says this leads to new species. The ERV's are essentially fossil virus' trapped in the DNA. We can see retrovirus' today that become umbered in the host DNA; it doesn't *damage* the host because the virus never gets turned on. If the virus never gets turned on, and is in a sex cell, it won't hurt the host in any way, AND it will be passed on to the next generations.

There are many many of these ERV's in our DNA that we share with chimps, but don't show up in Gorilla's for instance. We have some that we share with both. They are inserted at the exact same point on the DNA; the chances of us getting the same exact virus at the same exact loci that Chimps get by accident is mind numbingly small. It's the evidence that tips common descent into the the arena of fact. (not proved, but fact). There is no reason to believe it is wrong.

You have missed the entire point about ERV's.

Every creationist ALWAYS militantly misses the entire point about ERVs. One must not just root for the ignorance. Ignorance is our strength! Ignorance must be cherished and nurtured. Creation Science! It's not just an oxymoron, it's the "You can't MAKE me see" science.