Human vs Chimp: an honest appraisal of our differences Biblical Genetics 2023-08-15 | Several anti-creationists have made a hobby out of attacking creationists. Their best efforts, however, have generally failed. Unperturbed, "Gutsick Gibbon" has recently tried to discredit Dr Jeffrey Tomkins and his work on human-chimp genetic similarities. In my analysis of her analysis, I note several flaws in her logic while trying to focus the discussion on the most important points of disagreement. Using the 'apples-to-apples' 96.6% figure of Seaman and Buggs (2020) as a basis, the true similarity is necessarily less than that, perhaps much less. Yet, if the percent similarity is much less than 99%, there is no way, mathematically, to explain how so many millions of difference arose in the (imagined) 6.5 million years since our last common ancestor.Here's a link to the original video:youtube.com/watch?v=QtTHlqhRQi0Detailed notes can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/human-vs-chimp-differencesSupport for this channel comes from a small but dedicated group of supporters. Want to join the Biblical Genetics team?Patron.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics andBuyMeACoffee.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
The last woolly mammoths and Noahs Flood Biblical Genetics 2024-09-17 | The woolly mammoth is strongly associated with the Ice Age, but they survived until surprisingly recent times in the far north. Recently, the genomes of multiple mammoths from the last surviving population were sequenced. The scientists concluded the population was founded by 8 or fewer individuals and only 1 mitochondrial lineage was among them. They also estimated that the population grew to a few hundred before finally going extinct. This, it turns out, is a wonderful natural laboratory for biblical events. Consider that there were only 8 people on the Ark. How much genetic diversity would we expect to lose? Is that population too small to prevent so much inbreeding that humans would have gone into mutational meltdown? Etc. Etc.Show notes and additional links can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/last-woolly-mammothsSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends and generous donors at:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
Evolutionists show why thousands of papers on natural selection are wrong! Biblical Genetics 2024-09-10 | Mike Lynch and colleagues published a paper that is devastating to thousands of past studies on natural selection. By sequencing DNA from multiple natural populations over several years, they showed that the net effect of natural selection is "zero" for most genetic variants. They caution that selection pressures in the natural world fluctuate. This cause the chromosomal targets of selection to shift over time, etc., meaning that many thousands of scientific studies that found evidence for natural selection are probably wrong. This paper is a gold mine of quotes, so Dr Rob quotes it extensively.Notes and links can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/NS-real-worldSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends and generous donors at:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
Can creationists explain Neanderthals? Biblical Genetics 2024-08-20 | Neanderthals got their name from a valley that was, in turn, named after a beloved pastor and hymnwriter named Joachim Neander. Thus, since their first discovery, they have been associated with Christianity, believe it or not. Problem is, Neanderthals have been consistently used as arguments against the very foundation of Christianity: the Bible. Can we incorporate these enigmatic people into any sort of biblical history? If so, how? Dr Rob gives his solution here. Neanderthals are a post-Flood people group, descendants of Adam and Eve, and descendants of Noah. There were fully human, but also highly mutated.Notes and links can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/creationism-vs-neanderthalsSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends and generous donors at:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thumbnail photo by Jakub Hałun, Model of Homo neanderthalensis man, in The Natural History Museum, Vienna - via Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homo_Sapiens,_Cro-Magnon_1_The_Natural_History_Museum_Vienna,_20210730_1223_1272.jpg
The two different genealogies of Jesus are BOTH true at the SAME time Biblical Genetics 2024-07-30 | There are two conflicting genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament. Anyone can see that the name lists in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 are not at all similar. Worse, 1 Chronicles 3 adds a THIRD conflicting genealogy for a pivotal person in these lists, Zerubbabel, the first governor of Judah after they were restored from the Babylonian Captivity. In this episode, Dr. Rob presents a logical answer to the problem that follows Old Testament law and basic logic and that does not have to invoke improbable circumstances. The key is realizing that Matthew is probably not a genealogy. Instead, it is a list of the rightful kings of Judah. Jesus, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, was the rightful king and a descendant of David. His kingship and his descent from David are both attested to in the New Testament.Show notes can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/jesus_genealogiesSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!
A deep dive into the nation of Edom Biblical Genetics 2024-07-09 | In this, the 7th episode in our series on biblical genealogy, Dr Rob takes us deep into the genealogy of the nation of Edom. This was a people/tribe/kingdom that existed south of the Dead Sea and southeast of the kingdom of Judah, which dominated Edom for several centuries. There are several textual mysteries in Edom's data, but they can be solved satisfactorily if we think through the issues carefully.Show notes can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/genealogy-7-EdomSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!
An introduction to Esau Biblical Genetics 2024-07-02 | In this, the 6th episode on biblical genealogy, Dr Rob explains where the nation of Edom came from, how they tie into the main biblical story, and how to handle several tricky textual problems in Genesis 36.Show notes can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/genealogy-6-Esau-introSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!Thumbnail art of Esau by Andrey Mironov, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The nations surrounding Israel Biblical Genetics 2024-06-18 | In this, the 5th episode in our series on biblical genealogy, Dr Rob explains the origins of the nations that surrounded (and still surround) Israel. He explains who the Philistines, the Phoenicians, the Aramaeans, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and the Edomites were while adding lots of interesting little factoids that help us better understand the Bible.Show notes can be found here:BiblicalGenetics.com/genealogy-5-surrounding-nationsSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!
Working through challenging genealogical details Biblical Genetics 2024-06-11 | In this fourth installment in a series on biblical genealogy, Dr Rob works through three challenging details that must be overcome if one is to use those genealogies to build a chronology of biblical history: how to link Genesis 5 and 11, how old Terah was when Abram left Haran, and how old Abram was when God made the "Promise".Show notes and links can be found at:BiblicalGenetics.com/genealogy-4-toughSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!
What is a chronogenealogy? Biblical Genetics 2024-06-04 | In this third installment in our series on biblical genealogy, Dr Rob explains why the data in Genesis 5 and 11 are so important. These are not just lists of names. The added ages allows us to piece together a timeline of biblical history. Problem is, you can't directly connect the two passages. A several-year ambiguity is created when you try. There are other interesting factoids that pop out when one studies the chronogenealogies, so you will enjoy this episode much.Show notes can be found here:BiblicalGenetics.com/genealogy-3-chronogenealogySupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!
Getting started with Biblical Genealogy Biblical Genetics 2024-05-28 | In this second installment on biblical genealogy, Dr Rob explains why all those names (or at least most of them) in the Bible are so important. This should be encouraging to anyone who struggles to read the Bible for comprehension.Show notes can be found here:BiblicalGenetics.com/genealogy-2-getting-startedSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!
Introduction to Biblical Genealogy: Ancestor Trees vs Descendant Trees Biblical Genetics 2024-05-21 | This is the first in a multi-part series on biblical genealogies. To understand what we are dealing with, we first need to know that there are two completely different types of name lists in the Bible. The first, an ancestor tree is easy. Ancestor trees are balanced and have a known number of people at each level. Even better, nearly all biblical ancestor trees only list fathers, so there is but one person at each level. The second, descendent trees, are the stuff of genealogical nightmares.Show notes and links can be found at:BiblicalGenetics.com/genealogy-1-introSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!And a big thank you to Joseph Darnell for the lovely thumbnail.
What is the longest match between the human and chimpanzee genomes? Biblical Genetics 2024-04-21 | Human-chimpanzee similarity is a hotly-debated topic in the evolution-creation wars. Are we 98, 95, 90, or 85% similar? One way to get at the question is to ask what is the longest stretch of DNA that is shared between the two species. This is a very difficult question to answer! But, unperturbed, Dr Rob set out to answer it. Will our fearless hero be able to pull it off? Spoiler alert: not quite, but the path of discovery is still very interesting.Show notes can be found here:BiblicalGenetics.com/Longest-Match-1Support for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)Thank you all!!
Seriously, how functional is the human genome? Part 2 Biblical Genetics 2024-03-19 | Is the human genome highly functional or mostly junk? In this second episode in a series, Dr Rob gets into the heart of this question.Notes and links:BiblicalGenetics.com/Functional-Genome-2Support for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
Can a Bible believer embrace ancient DNA? Biblical Genetics 2024-03-07 | Ancient DNA is an amazing new field in science. It is telling us things about ancient human history where the history books are otherwise silent. But what is a Bible believer supposed to do with all the new information? This short is an outtake from a longer video on ancient DNA and what it means for the creation-evolution debate.Main Video Link:biblicalgenetics.com/aDNASupport Biblical Genetics:Patreon:patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee:buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Speciation #NoahsFlood #GeneticAdaptation #CreationScience
How functional is the human genome? Part 1 Biblical Genetics 2024-03-03 | Is the human genome highly functional or mostly junk? This is a question that is not only being asked in the creation-evolution debate; it is a question raging in the ivory tower as well. The 'old guard' is much more likely to resist any claim that large swaths of the genome are useful. The 'young punks' in science is more willing to accept the obvious fact that the genome is highly functional. Whose gong to win? In this episode, Dr Carter highlights four new studies that ratchet the argument toward high function.Notes and links:BiblicalGenetics.com/Functional-Genome-1Support for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
The complexity of life is awe-inspiring! Biblical Genetics 2024-03-03 | The complexity of life is awe-inspiring. There's no way around it. The more we learn, the more awesome it becomes. This short is an outtake from a longer video on the complexity of genetic recombination and what it means for the creation-evolution debate.Main Video Link:biblicalgenetics.com/recombine-o-maniaReferences:Meier et al. (2023) "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids," Science 381:1428.Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"creation.com/species-designed-to-change-part-1Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"biblicalgenetics.com/species-designed-to-change-1Support Biblical Genetics:Patreon:patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee:buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Speciation #NoahsFlood #GeneticAdaptation #CreationScience
Wheres the build algorithm? The missing key to evolution. Biblical Genetics 2024-03-02 | Evolution is not just 'mutation + selection'. It's not just 'descent with modification'. No, evolution requires something that is entirely missing: a 'build' algorithm. This short is an outtake from a longer video on the complexity of genetic recombination and what it means for the creation-evolution debate.Main Video Link:biblicalgenetics.com/recombine-o-maniaReferences:Meier et al. (2023) "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids," Science 381:1428.Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"creation.com/species-designed-to-change-part-1Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"biblicalgenetics.com/species-designed-to-change-1Support Biblical Genetics:Patreon:patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee:buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Speciation #NoahsFlood #GeneticAdaptation #CreationScience
Why would anyone assume everything stays the same? (rates of change in biology) Biblical Genetics 2024-03-01 | Why would anyone expect the rate of change to stay the same? Yet, biological 'clocks' are at the heart of many evolutionary arguments. This short is an outtake from a longer video on the complexity of genetic recombination and what it means for the creation-evolution debate.Main Video Link:biblicalgenetics.com/recombine-o-maniaReferences:Meier et al. (2023) "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids," Science 381:1428.Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"creation.com/species-designed-to-change-part-1Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"biblicalgenetics.com/species-designed-to-change-1Support Biblical Genetics:Patreon:patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee:buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Genesis #Adaptation #CreationScience
Where do complex systems come from? A serious challenge for evolution. Biblical Genetics 2024-02-25 | The origin of complex systems is the bugbear of evolutionary theory. This short is an outtake from a longer video on the complexity of genetic recombination and what it means for the creation-evolution debate.Main Video Link:biblicalgenetics.com/recombine-o-maniaReferences:Meier et al. (2023) "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids," Science 381:1428.Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"creation.com/species-designed-to-change-part-1Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"biblicalgenetics.com/species-designed-to-change-1Support Biblical Genetics:Patreon:patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee:buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Speciation #NoahsFlood #GeneticAdaptation #CreationScience
Super-fast species in Lake Victoria are a serious challenge to the evolutionary model Biblical Genetics 2024-02-24 | "Species change slowly", or so we have always been told. Yet, being that Lake Victoria was DRY GROUND just a few thousand years ago, the evolutionary community must acknowledge that the hundreds of species of cichlid fish that are found only in that lake must have formed both recently and rapidly. This is a perfect model for the biblical understanding of how species form, and why.Main Video Link:biblicalgenetics.com/african-cichlidsReferences:Meier et al. (2023) "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids," Science 381:1428.Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"creation.com/species-designed-to-change-part-1Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"biblicalgenetics.com/species-designed-to-change-1Support Biblical Genetics:Patreon:patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee:buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Speciation #NoahsFlood #GeneticAdaptation #CreationScience
Reproductive barriers WITHIN the created kinds Biblical Genetics 2024-02-20 | One of the basic ideas in creationism is that all members of a 'created kind' can reproduce with others from that kind. Problem is, we know there are many examples of closely-related species with reproductive barriers between them. So how did those barriers arise? In this short, Dr Carter explains that within-kind boundaries are both expected and explainable in the creation model.Main Video Link:biblicalgenetics.com/african-cichlidsReferences:Meier et al. (2023) "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids," Science 381:1428.Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"creation.com/species-designed-to-change-part-1Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change"biblicalgenetics.com/species-designed-to-change-1Support Biblical Genetics:Patreon:patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee:buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Speciation #AfricanCichlids #NoahsFlood #GeneticAdaptation #CreationScience #ScientificResearch #Speciation
Genetic Pigeonholing: evolutions dead end Biblical Genetics 2024-02-20 | An explanation of a massive problem with natural selection, from BiblicalGenetics.com. In this short, Dr Carter explains why selection leads to genetic pigeonholing and a slowing down of the rates of change, the potential directions of change, and the ability to change further.Main Video Link: biblicalgenetics.com/african-cichlidsReferences:Meier et al. (2023) "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids," Science 381:1428.Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change," creation.com/species-designed-to-change-part-1Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change," biblicalgenetics.com/species-designed-to-change-1Support Biblical Genetics:Patreon: patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Speciation #AfricanCichlids #NoahsFlood #GeneticAdaptation #CreationScience #ScientificResearch #Speciation
Exploring High Speciation Rates Post Noahs Flood: Insights from African Cichlids Biblical Genetics 2024-02-16 | Dive into the fascinating realm of rapid speciation after Noah's Flood with BiblicalGenetics.com. In this short, Dr Carter highlights the mysteries behind the astonishing speciation rates witnessed in African cichlids. You can delve deeper into these concepts at BiblicalGenetics.com. Join us on this enlightening journey into the wonders of genetic diversity and adaptation.Main Video Link: biblicalgenetics.com/african-cichlidsReferences:Meier et al. (2023) "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids," Science 381:1428.Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change," creation.com/species-designed-to-change-part-1Carter, R. (2021) "Species were designed to change," biblicalgenetics.com/species-designed-to-change-1Support Biblical Genetics:Patreon: patreon.com/BiblicalGeneticsBuy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/bibgeneticsDon't miss out on unlocking the mysteries of genetic adaptation and speciation. Like, share, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content! #BiblicalGenetics #Speciation #AfricanCichlids #NoahsFlood #GeneticAdaptation #CreationScience #ScientificResearch #Speciation
The incredible shrinking human genome Biblical Genetics 2024-02-13 | No, the size of the genome has not changed, but the number of genes we thought it contains certainly has. After lots of double checking, there are fewer known protein coding genes today (~19,000) than there were when the human genome was first published, and even that count (~23,000) was shockingly small, according to the predictions of the world's top geneticists. The nature of the genome has consistently surprised people, but mostly because they applied Darwinian concepts to it. Instead, the genome is a wonderful testimony to the engineering prowess of God, who built something unexpected.Show notes can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/shrinking-genomeSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
James 3 vs the anticreationists Biblical Genetics 2024-01-16 | A slew of videos has recently come out arguing for and against the work of Dr Jeffrey Tomkins, who claims humans and chimps are only about 85% similar. His detractors have made some massive blunders and I attempt to document them here. This is not to gloat, however. I understand that all humans are bigoted, biased, myopic, jealous, envious, etc., including all scientists. So, we'll apply James 3:1 ("Not many of you should presume to be teachers...for know that we will be judged more strictly) and Philippians 2:3... (Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit...) to the situation as we outline multiple lapses of logic and analysis that have been done in an attempt to discredit Tomkins' work. To be fair, though, the main person in my crosshairs has admitted to making these mistakes. I am only documenting things for posterity.Show notes can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/james-3-vs-the-anticreationistsSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
Recombine-o-mania. Chromosomal recombination is both essential and problematic. Biblical Genetics 2024-01-02 | Chromosomal recombination is an essential part of the life cycle of all sexually reproducing organisms. Yet, the system is complex, involving hundreds to thousands of proteins and RNAs. It also involves DNA repair pathways, which are themselves incredibly complex. The newest available information on recombination tells us it is mutagenic, meaning that recombination erodes the very places where recombination happens. How did such a system arise by chance? Can we assume the recombination rate has always been the same? What happens when a new allele arises in the protein that controls recombination? What is the mutation burden caused by this important system? Finally, how does this affect the creation-evolution debate?Show notes and additional links can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/recombine-o-maniaSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
Ancient DNA, a challenge to both the evolutionist and creationist Biblical Genetics 2023-12-19 | My new video made quite a splash! Apparently, lots of Christians are asking questions about the DNA we can now pull from very old skeletons. How do they do it? What are the data telling us? How is it even there, if the bones are as old as claimed? Without revealing too many details about what is in the main presentation, here I am just talking about ancient DNA and its implications for the creation-evolution debate. I also throw in a few things I was not able to address in the main presentation, including the genetics of ancient Canaanites and Philistines found in and around Israel.You can order Ancient DNA: Illuminating the Tapestry of Biblical Human History at creation.com (physical DVD or streaming format):creation.com/en/landing/ancient-dnaShow notes and additional links can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/aDNASupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
African cichlids - fast species are very, very biblical Biblical Genetics 2023-12-05 | African cichlids are a diverse group of fishes that have frequently been used as evidence for evolution. Yet, now that the genomes of several hundred species have been published, the true history of this group has been revealed. All parties must now acknowledge that the many species arose quickly, from a common stock. In many ways, African cichlids fit beautifully into the biblical model of 'created kinds'.Show notes and additional links can be found here:biblicalgenetics.com/african-cichlidsSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
Darwins Finches: the little birds that destroy evolution Biblical Genetics 2023-11-30 | Darwin's finches have long been considered an icon of evolution. A recent analysis included 40 years of morphological measurements and genealogy tracing among four finch species on a small island in the Galapagos chain. This was coupled to 30 years of DNA sampling, including the recent sequencing of nearly 4,000 finch genomes from the same small island. The results tell us a LOT about biblical views of speciation, natural selection, and 'change over time'.Notes and links can be found at:biblicalgenetics.com/darwins-finchesSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends via:Patron.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics (monthly) or BuyMeACoffee.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics (one-off)
Evolutionists predict a super bottleneck. Reality tell us wed all be dead. Biblical Genetics 2023-11-07 | A new paper claims that the pre-human population went through an extremely small and extremely long population bottleneck. Starting about one million years ago, the population was reduced to at most 1,280 "breeding individuals" and this lasted for over 100,000 years. To get there, they examined thousands of human genomes and assumed that all mutations are neutral. What would happen if we applied real-world mutation affects to the data? You know it. We would have gone extinct. The mutation burden would have driven us to extinction. Instead, what they really discovered was the we came from a very small founding population with only a little diversity. This fits perfectly within the Adam and Eve model of human ancestry.Show notes can be found at:biblicalgenetics.com/super-bottleneckSupport for Biblical Genetics comes through my friends at:Patron.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics andBuyMeACoffee.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Human vs Chimp Part 3: a deep dive into how statistics are being misused Biblical Genetics 2023-10-10 | The opponents of biblical creation have made some glaring errors in their criticisms of prior work on human-chimpanzee genetic differences. Specifically, several of their claims are in conflict with both theory and experiment. I document these here in detail. They have also shown a rudimentary understanding of how scientific data needs to be 'weighted' and they completely misunderstand how BLAST is supposed to work. Despite the high level of vitriol I have received so far, I submit this detailed analysis of their work for your review.Links:Show notes can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/human-vs-chimp-part-3As promised, example programs etc. can be found at: github.com/BiblicalGenetics/Human-ChimpBackground:Creationist research is utter, utter poo, Roohif, 14 Sep 2018; youtube.com/watch?v=D117oXq8yT4.“80% Chimpanzee” | The Bogus Creationism of Jeffery Tomkins, Gutsick Gibbon, 26 May 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=QtTHlqhRQi0.Tomkins Responded to Me (Kinda?), Gutsick Gibon, 7 Jul 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=pYw9jl5jArE&t=18s.Jeffrey Tomkins, The Creationist Who Can't Math: The Movie, Dapper Dinosaur, 24 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=BasDcbzx3AM.Human vs Chimp: an honest appraisal of our differences, Biblical Genetics, 15 Aug 2023; youtu.be/FHg3LqJI34g.Human vs Chimp, part 2: Digging deeper into our roots, Biblical Genetics, 5 Oct 2023; youtu.be/_vsGVN21TQU.The three attempted rebuttal videos:Professional Creationist RESPONDS to my Tomkins Debunk (kinda), 23 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=Qq1AcyHfLrA.Robert Carter, Liar | Creationists Have a Bad Relationship with Honesty: Part 2, Dapper Dinosaur, 23 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=Sx91ljv32Yc.Creationists Behaving Badly: Dr. Rob Carter, Creation Myths, 23 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=9LrhBnVXks0.Thank you for supporting this channel!Patron.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics andBuyMeACoffee.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Human vs Chimp, part 2: Digging deeper into our roots Biblical Genetics 2023-10-05 | This is the second installment in a now multi-part series on human and chimpanzee genetic differences. I had a lot of pushback from my last episode, including negative reviews posted by Gutsick Gibbon, Creation Myths, and Dapper Dinosaur. Unperturbed, I push on. Here, I lay out some of the arguments in more detail and discuss many of the problems people are having when using one particular program, BLAST, to assess similarity between the two species. I will address the results of Gutsick Gibbon specifically in Part 3, but this was filmed before I got most of my experimental results back.Links:Show notes can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/human-vs-chimp-part-2Background:Creationist research is utter, utter poo, Roohif, 14 Sep 2018; youtube.com/watch?v=D117oXq8yT4.“80% Chimpanzee” | The Bogus Creationism of Jeffery Tomkins, Gutsick Gibbon, 26 May 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=QtTHlqhRQi0.Tomkins Responded to Me (Kinda?), Gutsick Gibon, 7 Jul 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=pYw9jl5jArE&t=18s.Jeffrey Tomkins, The Creationist Who Can't Math: The Movie, Dapper Dinosaur, 24 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=BasDcbzx3AM.My first installment:Human vs Chimp: an honest appraisal of our differences, Biblical Genetics, 15 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=FHg3LqJI34g.The three attempted rebuttal videos:Professional Creationist RESPONDS to my Tomkins Debunk (kinda), 23 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=Qq1AcyHfLrA.Robert Carter, Liar | Creationists Have a Bad Relationship with Honesty: Part 2, Dapper Dinosaur, 23 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=Sx91ljv32Yc.Creationists Behaving Badly: Dr. Rob Carter, Creation Myths, 23 Aug 2023; youtube.com/watch?v=9LrhBnVXks0.Thank you for supporting this channel!Patron.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics andBuyMeACoffee.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Eschatological genetics: biologically, we are doomed Biblical Genetics 2023-07-25 | Dr Rob outlines three aspects of genetics that tell us that, scientifically, the human species is doomed to eventual extinction. These include the rate of mutation accumulation in our population over time, the inability of natural selection to remove most of those mutations, and the sheer number of children that would be required to remove the mutations, given perfect selection. These all argue that there is no hope, collectively, in any evolutionary process. Thus, biblically, the only hope for us individually is through belief in Jesus.Show notes: http://www.biblicalgenetics.com/eschatological-geneticsSupport for Biblical Genetics comes from my growing number of friends onPatron.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGenetics andBuyMeACoffee.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Fishers failure and the dramatic end of Neo-Darwinism Biblical Genetics 2023-07-11 | RA Fisher was one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th Century. He is also one of the primary founders of Neo-Darwinism, the field that claims to have unified Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection. His main theorem remained untested for 90 years, but we now know where he went wrong. Yes, natural selection can increase 'fitness' over time, but only if you make unrealistic and demonstrably non-biological assumptions first.Show notes can be found at http://www.biblicalgenetics.com/fishers-failureSupport for Biblical Genetics comes from my friends onPatron.com: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsand BuyMeACoffee.com: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Geeking out about DNA damage repair (repair your DNA or die) Biblical Genetics 2023-06-27 | Dr Rob waxes eloquent about some amazing new revelations involving DNA damage repair systems. Researchers recently turned AI onto the human genome, probing the genes and gene systems that are involved in maintaining and repairing DNA. The results shocked everyone. Many more genes that anyone thought are required, and entire new repair systems were discovered. So what came first, DNA or the amazing repair systems required to maintain DNA that are, in turn, coded into DNA?Show notes and links can be found at:biblicalgenetics.com/geeking-out-about-dna-damageSupport for Biblical Genetics comes from friends. Want to join our little group? There are two ways: one-time gifts can come through BuyMeACoffee.com. Monthly contributions can be given through Patron.com:buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticshttps://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Why you cant trace your family tree to Adam and Eve Biblical Genetics 2023-06-13 | Everybody loves genealogy, but we are severely limited in what we can know about our family histories. There are two main reasons for this. First, family records only go back so far. Even the longest family trees can't go back thousands of years. Second, personal genetics testing can only tell you who your closest relatives are. Yes, genetics can tell you what population you came from, but that is a matter of statistics, not documentation. This is not a problem for belief in the Bible. Adam and Eve are still the (sole) ancestors of everyone who has ever lived, it's just that you cannot prove it with what we have available to us today.Notes and links:biblicalgenetics.com/you-cant-trace-to-adam-and-eveSupport this channel!buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticshttps://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Its an RNA world after all Biblical Genetics 2023-05-30 | Dr Rob recently updated his knowledge on the many functions of RNA in the cell. The results are clear: the non-coding regions of the genome are much more important that most people thought. RNA controls most everything in the cell, even though most of it is never turned into protein. What do you think?Notes and links:biblicalgenetics.com/its-an-rna-world-after-allThank you to my generous supporters for making this show possible! If you would like to join the team, you can sign up on BuyMeACoffee.com or Patreon.com:buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticshttps://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Bacteria deceived us! Life is not simple. Biblical Genetics 2023-04-04 | Science advances in fits and starts, and it sometimes takes a detour onto a dead-end road. Bacteria represent one of those roads. Studying bacteria gave us a sense that we could easily figure out biology, that there was a direct connection between genes and behavior, and that life was simple. Granted, there was no other way to get started, but the study of bacteria slowed down our understanding of higher organisms in many ways. From the 'one gene, one enzyme' hypothesis to the thought that living systems can be reduced to a binary decision tree, many things about bacteria misled us and prevented science from seeing that the majority of the information in the genomes of higher organisms is in the non-coding DNA.Notes and links can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/bacteria-deceived-usSupport for this channel comes from generous people via:One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
How I made fluorescent fish (a Christian response to genetic engineering) Biblical Genetics 2023-03-23 | Genetic engineering is a controversial topic. From vaccines to fetal cells to transhumanism, the debate rages. Yet, there are certain aspects to genetic engineering that are demonstrably good. How are we supposed to make heads or tails of this new technology, especially since it is impacting every aspect of our lives? I thought that a simple explanation (at least, as simple as I could make it!) of the things I did while earning my PhD could help increase our understanding. I, as a conservative Christian, made the 'frankenfish'. I stole the genes for the bright green and red fluorescent proteins in corals, engineered them into bacteria, then into fish. There is nothing inherently difficult in what I did, but there were a LOT of steps. Perhaps, after this explanation, we can have a more civil discussion on the pros and cons.Notes and links can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/how-i-made-fluorescent-fishSupport for this channel comes from generous people via:One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Scopes, 100 years later: the lingering effects of the famous monkey trial Biblical Genetics 2023-03-08 | We are approaching the 100th anniversary of the Scopes "Monkey Trial". Dr Rob was in the neighborhood, so he stopped by the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, TN to tell the part of the story most people have never heard. This was the first time evolution was put on 'trial' in a US courtroom and it pitted two of the greatest orators of the 20th century against each other: William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense. Bryan, the Christian anti-evolutionist, gave a weak performance. Darrow, the anti-theistic evolutionist, made Bryan, and thus by proxy, cultural Christianity, look foolish. Put yourself in the shoes of person living in 1925. Which side would you have chosen?Notes and links can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/scopes-100-years-laterSupport for this channel comes from generous people via:One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Can creationists make any real predictions? Or are they just preaching to the choir? Biblical Genetics 2023-02-26 | Given the biblical accounts of Creation and the Flood, can we draw any conclusions about what we would expect in genetics? That depends on status of the species in question (e.g., 'clean' vs 'unclean and 'on the Ark' vs 'not on the Ark'), its population history, the amount of created diversity initially engineered into that species/kind, difference in mutation rates and DNA repair systems, and things like that. In the end, no, we cannot make many direct predictions, yet much of the genetic data and observations still point straight to the Bible. The biblical model is expansive enough to take in a range of observations.Notes and links can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/can-creationists-make-predictionsBTW, support for my Biblical Genetics channel comes from my generous friends:One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Sexual Recombination: genetic complexity and challenges to the Out-of-Africa theory Biblical Genetics 2023-01-25 | During sexual reproduction, genes on sister chromosomes are shuffled. This complex and elegantly orchestrated process helps maintain genetic diversity and helps create new gene combinations (some of which are good and some of which are not). When we look at human populations, we can see clear evidence that some populations (e.g., Africa) have had higher rates of recombination. It is assumed that the rates have been the same everywhere, so the natural conclusion is that Africa is the oldest population. Yet, we know that recombination varies among species, among populations of the same species, among individuals, within individuals depending on environmental conditions, and between the sexes. Why, on earth, would anyone assume that recombination rates have been identical in all human populations, across all geography, and over all time?Show notes can be found at:biblicalgenetics.com/sexual-recombinationSupport for Biblical Genetics comes from people like you!One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Things I no longer believe Biblical Genetics 2023-01-11 | Dr Rob spills the beans about several things he no longer believes, including Darwinian evolution, the simplicity of bacteria, Linnean taxonomy, and the thought that the human embryo goes through the stages of evolution as it develops. This is a deep dive into the world of uncertainty and scientific thinking.Show notes can be found at:biblicalgenetics.com/things-i-no-longer-believeSupport for Biblical Genetics comes from people like you!One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Where are all the skeletons from REALLY old people? Archaeology vs the Bible. Biblical Genetics 2022-12-07 | There is scant evidence for very old people in the archaeological record, but the Bible claims people once lived for centuries. Is this a major contradiction? Not really. First, we would not know what to look for. Second, just because a person can get old does not mean they will. Third, and this is the focus of this episode, population modeling shows that short-lived people that are the maximum number of generations removed from Noah will quickly dominate. This is a recipe for rapidly collapsing lifespans. Long-lived people would have been quite rare in the early post-Flood world.Show notes can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/where-are-the-skeletonsSupport for Biblical Genetics comes from people like you!One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Genealogy vs Phylogeny: The War Continues Biblical Genetics 2022-11-29 | There is a huge difference between the rate at which mutations are known to occur and the rate at which they supposedly accumulate over evolutionary timescales. Thus, the 'genealogical rate' is at odds with the 'phylogenetic rate'. Dr Rob explains how evolutionists attempt to dismiss the issue, and why they fail. In the end, according to what we know about mutation, 'Y Chromosome Adam' and 'Mitochondrial Eve' lived only a few thousand years ago.Show notes can be found here: biblicalgenetics.com/genealogy-vs-phylogenySupport for this show comes from my generous fans:One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
How the butterfly got its stripes Biblical Genetics 2022-11-20 | The genetics of the humble butterfly tells us a lot about the creation-evolution debate, the definition of 'species', the definition of 'junk DNA', and how complex the control systems for things like wing patterns are. The 'unit' of creation is not the species but the baramin (e.g., the 'created kind'), so within the creation model, species can merge, split, and morph to their hearts content.Show notes can be found here: biblicalgenetics.com/how-the-butterfly-got-its-stripesSupport for this show comes from my generous fans:One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
Why the Egyptians are not Black Biblical Genetics 2022-11-14 | Egyptian culture is thousands of years old, yet they never maintained perfect isolation from the nations among whom they lived. They have been conquered and they themselves have conquered many times. Invading armies brought hordes of soldiers, who would have left behind children. Given that Egypt is on the African continent, and given that there Egypt was conquered at least once by the their southern neighbors (the Nubians) at least once, why doesn't the average Egyptian have the features of, say, the average person from Sudan? To answer this requires a deep dive into history and biology.Show notes can be found here: biblicalgenetics.com/why-egyptians-are-not-blackSupport for this show comes from my generous fans:One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
DNA of the Ancient Pharaohs Biblical Genetics 2022-10-11 | Dr Rob describes the horrible levels of inbreeding within the ancient Egyptian royal family and how this affected them over time.Show notes can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/dna-of-the-ancient-pharaohsThis show is brought to you by my generous fans:One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
How were the pyramids built so soon after Noahs Flood? Biblical Genetics 2022-10-04 | Dr Rob travels to Egypt to answer some difficult questions about the biblical timeline, population growth, the people of Egypt, and how, on earth, there were enough people to build the pyramids just a few centuries after Babel.Show notes can be found at biblicalgenetics.com/how-did-they-build-the-pyramidsWould you like to help support Biblical Genetics? It's easy!One time: buymeacoffee.com/BibGeneticsMonthly: https://www.Patreon.com/BiblicalGenetics
