xX Behold the Arctopus Xx
dragonmatt5
atisa dimari
xX Behold the Arctopus Xx
Bibbly
Mutations are Real=Evolution is Real
I hope you know what mutations are.
Mutations are changes in coding within the DNA. Every mutation ever recorded has not helped the subject. Yes, there were some mutations that, say, gave the subject amazing strength, but it also either shortened the lifespan or caused a severe sickness or some other thing that counteracted and/or overpowered the benificial mutation.
Mutations do occur, yes... but they are not good. So if "Mutations are Real=Evolution is Real" then if "Evolution is Real=Evolution is Bad".
evolution isn't always bad. do you think blue eyes are bad???? thats a mutation in human DNA. evolutions are not always bad they are often what helps animals survive especially when it comes to natural selection. i understand how you get that mutations are bad since a common example most hear is a mutation in a virus like lets say the flu. but if you think about it in the virus' point of view then its actually a good thing. the virus finds hosts easier and can reproduce better unfortunatly for humans we happen to be the hosts and we die. a difference in perspective.
Well what behold doesn't know or doesn't care about is his being utterly wrong in every conceivable way. Mutations are mostly neutral, not harmless nor beneficial. His idea that mutations have a negative aspect for any positive is also so full of holes and so disproven by scientific study, it literally insults the intelligence of everyone who reads it.
As for evolution, there is a little more to it then just mutation. It is mutations affect on survivability that induces evolution. Otherwise you just have increasingly mutated animals.
There has to be a relation on the mutation either helping the creature adapt to a changing environment or allowing it to breed more effectively or something.
Name 3 mutations that are beneficial to the animal kingdom...
if you are thinking of Adaptation then you are correct where it has positive effects... but virtually all observed Mutations have been with a Loss of information. There have been rare occurrences where an animal has lost information to create - say a wing on a beetle who lives on a windy island - and therefore was not blown out to sea. This was beneficial but it was still a loss of information in the genetic code.
Hmm...well, lets go back and look at a few things...Because if I really want to address this right, it seems I will have to somehow uproot untold years worth of not only incorrect but outright bullshit information from your mind before even addressing your complaints about evolution.
First off though, an explanation of your definition of 'adaption' and 'mutation' would be required, as adaption in evolution can only come FROM mutation (some change in the animal that helps it better ADAPT to it's environment.) Mutation is the force that drive adaption, as creatures have a limited ability to adapt on their own, and changes the like of growing or changing function of a limb or developing a change in fur color are not conscious decisions.
Now to address the mass of bullshit that seemed to be the whole of your arguement. All observed mutations have NOT been only lose of information. Any scientist studying fruit fly, bacteria or viruses would b***h slap you for daring to say such a thing, and rightfully so. Hell the amount of study alone on the genetic changes of the microscopic world easily disproves that garbage you're simply stating as fact.
DNA replication that occurs when genetic traits are passed on from one generation to the next (
this would be, when an animal has offspring) is never perfect and it is there that the mutations occur. These mutations can be anything from.
1. The loss of a gene. Yes it is a possibility to lose genes, I don't dispute that aspect. Though this doesn't have to be bad for the organism, it may be depending on the gene that is lost in the transition. If it is bad for the organism, well, natural selection kicks in and the thing is more likely to die and be unable to pass it's genetic code on to the next generation.
2. The variation of a gene. This is when the gene changes in purpose or effect from the parent to the offspring. Again, this can be good, bad or indifferent.
3. The addition of new genes. Yes, this is the one you seem to dislike, despite it's proven existence for the last several decades and more. It can happened when the organism duplicates (reproduces) and a gene is simply copied in the process. Since there are two of the same genes, if one of them is bad, it doesn't harm the organism (they have the backup). Now on occasion, the second gene is changed to be beneficial. The ability of certain bacteria to now digest synthetics is an example of the top of my head.
here, this vid will probably explain things more clearly then I.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLnr_3J1IT8
course, while you are at it, please give the lot of them a look. Good information and it addresses a lot of bullshit arguements.
