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re: Impressive support for Intelligent Design
Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:56 pm to cssamerican
Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:56 pm to cssamerican
quote:It would be seriously undermined if we found life with a completely different genetic system and no shared biochemistry.
Out of curiosity, what evidence or observations would be required to disprove the theory of universal common ancestry, that all life on Earth descends from a single primordial single-celled organism?
It would be in trouble if independent genes produced irreconcilable evolutionary trees instead of largely converging on the same pattern.
A globally out-of-order fossil record would also be a major problem. Human chromosome 2 lacking the predicted fusion markers would be another.
There are observations that would break it. It’s considered strong because those tests have been run, and the evidence converges instead of collapsing.
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Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:09 pm to Flats
quote:Random doesn't mean we don’t know how often they happen. It can be measured. We know roughly how many occur per generation, and we know some parts of DNA mutate more often than others. That’s all statistical and observable.
How do you know that a mutation is random? To even get an educated guess you'd need to know some sort of odds, would you not?
“Random” means mutations don’t happen because an organism needs them. They arent directed toward a goal. They occur without foresight. Natural selection then filters what’s already there.
They aren't patternless. They follow probability distributions, just like other natural processes.
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Over time those should look exactly the same.
I’m not sure what you mean. Random in the statistical sense does not mean evenly distributed or identical across every case.
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:29 pm to FooManChoo
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Breathing and eating involve more than just the muscles I was referring to, but in a previous post I said, "the muscles that control swallowing and opening the airway are in close proximity and work together efficiently."
Got it.
Still not following, though.
Your windpipe is open by default.
If we ate through a different tube we'd still need the epiglottis to cover tube when not in use.
What's changed?
Outside of not choking while eating?
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What kind of injuries are you referring to, and why are you singling out those injuries as a means of proving that our spines are poorly designed?
"Back pain is a leading cause of morbidity and disability in the United States.1 It is estimated that up to 80% of people will experience low back pain at some point during their lifetimes.2,3 At any given point in time, about 26% of U.S. adults have low back pain..."
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Everything from muscle strains, to herniated discs, to ligament sprain, to degenerative disc disease, to facet joint irritation, etc.
We're exactly what one would expect to see from a quadruped evolving to walk upright and not as one would expect to see as a being *DESIGNED* to walk upright.
Or, if this is a design, its that of a below average high schooler, not an all knowing being.
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