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Thanks for clearing this up...I suspected this could be the case (replying as you read). and I don't think it is a problem as long as statements such as those I quoted do not stem from a misunderstanding of my post. In your case this is obviously not the case.
Tsentralka
This is the customary post between posts...nothing "meaty" here, just quick follow-up stuff.
First,
Correction noted...thanks for providing that reference.
Secondly,
You can only imagine the frustration upon reading statements like these. In fact, I had to go back and check my post to...
Rumraket’s link to http://www.evolutionarymodel.com/ contained what I thought to be an excellent presentation of the GULO evidence. It appears to also reflect what has been argued here on this thread. The “facts” presented so far are: (quotes from evolutionmodel.com)
Agreed…no issues...
devilsadvocate, I'm having issues with obtaining the "Identification Characterization and comparative genomics of chimpanzee endogenous retroviruses." Pubmed will not link to it...I'll try again later. Any other source to obtain this that you know of?
Tsentralka
P.S. Laurens, please read the...
Loose ends post...before replying to some of the select posts above, I want to make sure I am focusing on the right issues:
First the GULO discussion. We all agree that Guinea pigs, bats, and humans all lost their GULO functionality independently...this is not what is in question. According to...
The overarching argument (as I see it) for most comparative genetics evidence is the twin-nested hierarchy argument. Laurens said:
With the advent of molecular genetics, universal common ancestry (UCA) was put to the test. Basically, UCA would predict that those organisms which were supposed to...
I’m game for starting with comparative genetics and then moving on to the others in time. It is probably pretty important to cite some sort of reference regarding the evidence so that we can get past the level of interpretation (which is not evidence) to the level of data (which is evidence)...
Thank you all for the replies…I was rather surprised to see so many. Obviously, I will never be able to address each question that is raised, nor is that my intent. At this point I primarily wanted to say that I have read and do appreciate the responses.
Secondly, Inferno asked some good...
Hello All,
As the subject indicates, I am a Biblical Creationist. This means that I believe the Bible is literally true and accept its explanation for the origin of the universe and life (from here on out when I refer to the Biblical worldview, I am referring to the literal interpretation)...