Creation Moments

Jonathan Cotton: As scientists learn more about DNA, evolution looks more impossible than ever on today's Creation Moments. And now, here's our Creation Moments host, Ian Taylor.

Ian T. Taylor: Charles Darwin knew nothing about genetics. In his day, the cell was thought to be filled with nothing more than a watery gel. Darwin also thought that characteristics picked up during life could be passed on genetically to the next generation. After a century of genetic studies, including the discovery and growing understanding of DNA, evolution looks more impossible than ever. For example, cystic fibrosis is caused by a random mutation at three small points in one protein. This means that one random change in 1/10 millionth of the entire human genome is fatal. Well, there are 4,000 known mutations in the human genome, and not one of them is beneficial.

One so-called good mutation that is always cited is sickle cell anemia, since it gives some protection against malaria. However, without medical intervention, even this mutation is fatal. After studying mutation rates among humans, scientists have concluded that if an unlikely good mutation were to happen, there would necessarily be 10,000 fatal mutations before another good mutation could be expected. Well, by this math, if life began over 3 billion evolutionary years ago, it would have all died off by now from bad mutations. Random mutations are not the way to turn Paramecium into people. That there is nothing about life or its preservation that is random shows God's love in preserving life.

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