ICR article image.
ICR article image.
Just to clarify, when ICR or other similar orgs use the phrase “secular scientists”,
they are referring to a scientist who is not employed by a creation science organization, or to someone who does not hold to a young earth viewpoint.
...There has been great confusion about this on FR in the recent past.
From the article:
“The resulting data showed a very recent, massive burst of human genetic diversification—mostly associated with genetic entropy. One author stated, “The maximum likelihood time for accelerated growth was 5,115 years ago.”5 This places the beginning of the period of genetic decline close to the Genesis Flood, when the earth began its repopulation through Noah’s family and humans rapidly diversified (Figure 1).8”
References
Sanford, J. C. 2008. Genetic Entropy and the Mystery of the Genome, 3rd ed. Waterloo, NY: FMS Publications.
Sanford, J., J. Pamplin, and C. Rupe. 2014. Genetic Entropy Recorded in the Bible? FMS Foundation. Posted on kolbecenter.org July 2014, accessed July 25, 2014.
Tomkins, J. Genetics Research Confirms Biblical Timeline. Creation News Update. Posted on icr.org January 9, 2013, accessed July 25, 2014.
Tomkins, J. Human DNA Variation Linked to Biblical Event Timeline. Creation Science Update. Posted on icr.org July 23, 2012, accessed December 31, 2012.
Tennessen, J. A. et al. 2012. Evolution and Functional Impact of Rare Coding Variation from Deep Sequencing of Human Exomes. Science. 337 (6090): 64-69.
Fu, W. et al. 2013. Analysis of 6,515 exomes reveals the recent origin of most human protein-coding variants. Nature. 493 (7431): 216-220.
Keinan, A and A. G. Clark. 2012. Recent Explosive Human Population Growth Has Resulted in an Excess of Rare Genetic Variants. Science. 336 (6082): 740-743.
Thomas, B. 2012. A Recent Explosion of Human Diversity. Acts & Facts. 41 (9): 17.
Jeanson, N. T. 2014. New Discoveries from 2,700 Species Comparisons. Acts & Facts. 43 (2): 9.
Jeanson, N. T. 2013. Recent, Functionally Diverse Origin for Mitochondrial Genes from ~2700 Metazoan Species. Answers Research Journal. 6: 467-501.
* Dr. Tomkins is Research Associate at the Institute for Creation Research and received his Ph.D. in genetics from Clemson University.
Cite this article: Jeffrey Tomkins, Ph.D. 2014. Genetic Entropy Points to a Young Creation. Acts & Facts. 43 (11).
Speaking of entropy...
“How Gravity Explains Why Time Never Runs Backward”
http://www.wired.com/2014/11/time-gravity/
This lifespan data from the Bible begs MANY questions.
Genetic Entropy is based on the ideas of one scientists. The common sense explanation of why genetic entropy is wrong is detrimental mutations will not be transferred as they will not survive across multiple generations.
In another recent thread, an evolutionary contender insisted (wrongly) that my understanding of entropy was in error. This article speaks to the assumptions that commenter imposed on the physical chemistry and statistics of naturally occurring processes, and that's why I wanted to see this article brought up here on FR.
Thanks!
This is pretty interesting stuff!
Where is DNA mentioned in the Bible?
How did they establish that DNA is as old as Creation?
Mutations are continually being selected out of the human genome over time. If a mutation results in the mutated organism being disadvantaged over its non-mutated cousins, the organism is more likely to die, and take its mutation with it.
drivelous balderdash
Which GOP presidential candidate won’t try to run away from this report?