Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Dr Rob explains an issue in the creation vs. evolution debate: how fast mutations accumulate. The rate we can measure in families (the 'genealogical' rate) is much faster than the rate at which it is claimed mutations accumulate in the population (the 'phylogenetic' rate). There are good reasons why the genealogical rate is closer to the real value we should use to date Adam and Eve, including the fact that most mutations are selectively neutral and, therefore, accumulate at the rate at which the occur. Yes, natural selection can remove some mutations. Thus, the long-term mutation rate is a little slower than the genealogical mutation rate, but the difference is a few percent, not two orders of magnitude.
There are several charts shown in this presentation that are part of a project that Dr Rob is currently working on. You can access those charts in the show notes here:
biblicalgenetics.com/Adam-Eve-Recent
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Dr Rob explains an issue in the creation vs. evolution debate: how fast mutations accumulate. The rate we can measure in families (the 'genealogical' rate) is much faster than the rate at which it is claimed mutations accumulate in the population (the 'phylogenetic' rate). There are good reasons why the genealogical rate is closer to the real value we should use to date Adam and Eve, including the fact that most mutations are selectively neutral and, therefore, accumulate at the rate at which the occur. Yes, natural selection can remove some mutations. Thus, the long-term mutation rate is a little slower than the genealogical mutation rate, but the difference is a few percent, not two orders of magnitude.
There are several charts shown in this presentation that are part of a project that Dr Rob is currently working on. You can access those charts in the show notes here:
biblicalgenetics.com/Adam-Eve-Recent
Would you like to help support Biblical Genetics? It's easy!
One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics
Monthly: Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
