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| If Breeding Is Not The Cause Of Evolution, Then Maybe Mutations Are? | |||
| 33 | Since breeding was found to have limitations, this put a road block in the way of the theory of evolution. | No it didn't, as breeding was not 'found to have limitations' | FALSE |
| 34 | Though Darwin also felt that if breeding were not the answer, then mutations might be. | Darwin had never heard of mutation! Gene theory was only developed after his death. | Utter Bollocks! |
| 35 | In other words, he felt maybe it was possible for forms of life to inherit changes, which could explain changes from one form of life to another over long periods of time. | 'Inheriting changes' is a description of Lamarckism, a refuted alternative theory to natural selection. Why should Darwin embrace Lamarckism? Having said that, Darwin himself was concerned about the lack of a known mechanism whereby characters could be passed on through generations. | Utter Bollocks! |
| Mutations Are Typically Harmful, Sometimes Neutral and Are Rare | |||
| 36 | Creationists and even many evolutionists immediately pointed out that all observed mutations whether laboratory induced or occurring naturally have typically been harmful, or in some cases neutral. | Some are beneficial to
the organism. There is a huge literature on the subject. Antibiotic
resistance in bacteria is an example of a beneficial mutation. There are
many other examples. Here: http://www.gate.net/~rwms/EvoMutations.html Here: http://www.gate.net/~rwms/EvoHumBenMutations.html More on this here:http://www.redrival.com/evolusi/evolmec2.htm and here: http://www.televar.com/~jnj/item13.htm Again, the author is giving completely undeserved credit to creationists for pointing out these non-existent flaws in the theory. Unless a reference will prove me wrong? |
FALSE |
| 37 | Mutations are typically a copying error or mistake, which cause things like disease or monstrosities and put the organism at a disadvantage. | Mutations are
copying errors, by definition. Some give the organism an advantage.
There is a huge literature on the subject. Start here: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/mutations.html |
FALSE |
| 38 | In addition, mutations have been discovered to be an extremely rare event since genes have built in functions to stabilize and resist change. | Each cell of the human
body carries about 120 mutations in each cell. They are only rare in the
context of the large numbers of genes we carry. http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Mutations.html |
FALSE |
| 39 | So in other words, mutations are rarely seen and when they do occur, they they do not bring out an advantage to any living thing. | Simply not true | FALSE |
| 40 | Evolutionists like to use examples of beneficial mutations in antibiotic resistance to bacteria, or in mutation of the tomato for example, though none of these types of mutations are relevant to any ideas about one kind of creature changing into another. | Bearing in mind that mutations are one of the sources of variation on which natural selection operates, of course it's relevant! | Bollocks! |
| 41 | One kind of creature changing into another via beneficial mutation has simply NEVER been shown. | 'Beneficial' is entirely
a judgement based on circumstance. Mutations have been observed to cause
speciation. See: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/speciation.html |
FALSE |
| 42 | For evolutionists to state that many favorable, random mutations have occurred is completely unfounded. | It's very well founded, and has been observed in the laboratory and in the wild. This is simply an unfounded assertion. | FALSE |
| 43 | Mutations simply cannot be the cause for evolution into new, healthy, more complex living organisms. | They are one of the sources of variation on which natural selection operates, so of course they can. | FALSE |
| 44 | Again, many evolutionists simply state this fact is not true, when proof is everywhere. These evolutionists are simply in denial. | The evidence to support the hypothesis is everywhere. Only the creationists are in denial. Another completely unfounded assertion. | Bollocks! |
| Some quotes regarding the mutation theory can be seen here. | |||
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