Are all Mutations harmful because creatures were designed?

Average Chihuahua lifespan: 15 years. Average wolf lifespan in captivity: 15 years (depending on subspecies, they average 4-15 years in the wild)The adaptation discussed malaria is A) *not* serious, and only rarely causes problems, and B) malaria, even on a YEC timeline, has been - throughout most of its history - a very deadly disease. Only in recent history has it it become less deadly. I challenge you to agree to the following: "If I had to live in western Africa, without modern medicine or prevention options, I would rather risk being infected by a disease which even with modern controls infects 300-500 million people per year, and which used to be fatal to the majority of people who got it, than to have a gene which has a possibility of giving minor kidney problems.". Will you actually say that? "Goofy" is the only word I can use to describe someone who would choose that.

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Adding a'new' and different allele to a population's gene pool can only increase the amount of information in that gene pool.

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Not true. If you know of any scientist in the field of information theory who believes this, please let me know so I can add his name to my black book of quacks.

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Fred: Would you consider that duplicating a gene could *reduce* the amount of information in the genome? No? Then it can only have the *same* or *more* amount of information. If you're arguing that ending up with "more" information is impossible, that's a topic for another thread.

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In fact I would say molecular biologists constitute about 30% of our voting members (which is now 650+ strong just for our YEC organization alone)

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Yes. But how many steves do you have??http://www.ncseweb.org/article.asp?category=18------------------
"Illuminant light,
illuminate me."

By the way, where are the useful mutations?

Most mutations are neutral..Some mutations are beneficial, although they might not show up as beneficial until they are in the right environment.For example, people with a mutation for called 'delta 26' are resistant to aids. People with a double dose of it appear to be immune to the aids virus.Mind you, it's a rare mutation, and before HIV started being spread in the population, it was totally neutral.. it neither helped nor hindered someone's survival chances.Now, particularly in africa, this particular gene mutation has a benefit.

Delta 26... which aids for resistance against the HIV virus.There is a mutation in an Italian family that has a particularly dense High density Cholesteral. This particular mutation casuses the HDL to be particuarly effective against scraping plaque away from aterial walls. Individuals with this mutatition do not get hardening of the arteries, no matter poor their diet is. (google Apolipoprotein AI)

Very interesting post. Do you have information on resistance to AIDS and the genetic basis?

I couldn't find any articles on the Delta 26.. but I found plenty of articles on the Delta 32 genehttp://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-doc...\http://ib.berkeley.edu/...mbre/GalvaniNovembreMicInf2005.pdfReappraisal of the historical selective pressures for the CCR5-32 mutation | Journal of Medical Genetics

I don't understand it. It's like denying you have a nose on your face. You can argue all you like about the origins of life, but you cannot deny that evolution exists.It can even be proven "a priori":1) Children can receive traits from their parents. (or even their grandparents)2) Asthma can be passed from a parent to a child through birth. If one of your parents has it, you may or may not be born with it.3) A child may die of asthma.4) If someone dies as a child, there was never a chance to pass on traits to another generation.Therefore: The children who are born without asthma are more likely to survive long enough to have children of their own.Fred, how can you continue to deny the truth of such a logical thing? Please refer us to someone who has tried to shoot down the argument I just gave.[edit]
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What is selective breeding? Is it not artificial evolution?Why must you always take an entire prescription of antibiotics?Please, try to discount these arguments. I'm almost certain it can't be done.This message has been edited by Drewsky, 03-05-2006 10:05 PMThis message has been edited by Drewsky, 03-05-2006 10:11 PM

Drewsky. It might be a while before Fred responds. I think it's been almost two years since Fred posted here.

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It can even be proven "a priori":

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No, it can not! It required the work and experiments of the brilliant scientist Mendel to show us that blacksmiths don't past on their blacksmith "gene" to their children.

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1) Children can receive traits from their parents. (or even their grandparents)

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Where else would they get their traits from?

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2) Asthma can be passed from a parent to a child through birth. If one of your parents has it, you may or may not be born with it.

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Asthma is not passed on to the next generation through birth. It is passed on through genetic inheritence.

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3) A child may die of asthma.

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And he may not.

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4) If someone dies as a child, there was never a chance to pass on traits to another generation.

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Therefore: The children who are born without asthma are more likely to survive long enough to have children of their own.

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Not if the trait is recessive and gives the host with a single recessive an advantage over the people without the allele, like sickle hemoglobin.

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What is selective breeding? Is it not artificial evolution?

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No.

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Why must you always take an entire prescription of antibiotics?

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Common sense?

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Please, try to discount these arguments. I'm almost certain it can't be done.

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If there is one thing I have learned over the years about this debate is to never underestimate the creationist.This message has been edited by rgb, 03-05-2006 10:41 PMThis message has been edited by rgb, 03-05-2006 10:42 PM

Hahaha.You got me.

What's common sensical about continuing to take a treatment after the sickness has been cured? I mean if there was sense to that we'd give antibiotics to everyone, even those who had never been sick.

rgb was replying to Drewsky's statement: I take that to mean Drewsky was questioning following the doctors prescription advice? As i understand it: the problem confronting many doctors is the mutation of many treatable diseases to more dangerous types because of people not finishing their prescriptions fully. They feel well and so believe they are cured, when in fact the disease is not fully eradicated.This message has been edited by DBlevins, 03-06-2006 12:45 AM

No, I get it. I know why you take the entire course of antibiotics.I don't understand the argument that it's "common sense" to do so, outside of the theory of evolution. Always doing what doctors say? Common sense dictates the opposite; doctors have been known to kill people.

I was under the impression that rgb had his toungue in his cheek. No one really tries to reason like that. It's too over-the-top....Am I wrong?

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I don't understand the argument that it's "common sense" to do so, outside of the theory of evolution.

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Because most people don't have an adequate grasp of the theory, and it is impractical to go around shaking each person telling him the real reason.

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Always doing what doctors say? Common sense dictates the opposite; doctors have been known to kill people.

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Actually, to realize that doctors have been known to kill people when thinking about whether to take the whole course of antibiotics require a little bit of thinking outside the box for most people. For me personally, I'd rather people listen to their doctors (and sue them later if something goes wrong) then the other way around.But for the sake of argument that it is indeed common sense to not listen to your doctor, would you be willing to place a bet with me that you could with ease convince people like randman and faith to take the entire course of antibiotics for evolutionary reasons? I currently have 5 whole dollars in cash. How much do you have?