QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Do mutations provide the raw material for evolution?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Do mutations provide the raw material for evolution? Get Equipped: The Code of Life: DNA, Information, and Mutations Creation Debate News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: Radioactive and Radiocarbon Dating, Part 3 Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: Do mutations provide the raw material for evolution? A: Genetic copying errors—mutations—can be inconsequential, deadly, or even helpful in certain environments and circumstances. It is claimed that such genetic differences "provide the raw material for natural selection." While natural selection does operate on the fitness or unfitness of various traits that sometimes appear as a result of mutations, the resulting organisms are only variations of the original kind. But mutations never produce new information such as would be needed to produce a different kind of organism. The "raw material" provided by mutations is not new information, just recycled old information. When natural selection eliminates certain varieties of organisms from a population, as sometimes happens, the genetic information in the population may even be lost. Thus mutations do not provide the "raw material" for molecules-to-man evolution. Read the whole article, which reviews the second episode of Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, and check back each Tuesday for our review of that week's episode. Get Equipped The Code of Life: DNA, Information, and Mutations Evolutionary interpretations have led to the incorrect beliefs that mutations and natural selection are responsible for adding the information necessary for molecules-to-man evolution. This DVD will explore the fascinating world of DNA and clearly show that mutations and natural selection are headed in the wrong direction, corrupting and decreasing information in DNA making evolution impossible. The origin of such diversity and variability could only be the God of the Bible! Creation Debate The creation debate is a conversation of biblical authority that extends to the countless challenges in today's society, and we want to engage with you in those challenges—proclaiming the authority of the Bible and the gospel with boldness. Explore the latest in this conversation, including the Noah movie and Cosmos TV series. News to Know Quick Look Reverse Evolution Causes Darwin's Finches to Go Missing?: Evolutionary experts assert finches should be "protected" from surviving through hybridization if it leads to un-speciation. Sea Sponges Challenge Traditional Evolutionary View of How Oceans Became Oxygenated: The earliest animals, not plants, promoted oxygenation of the oceans, scientists say. After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program What Memories Are Made Of Part 5: Using Our Minds for God's Glory Part 4: Focusing on What's Important Part 3: Remembering by Repetition Part 2: Not Like a Computer Part 1: Introduction Photo of the Week To download this image for use as wallpaper on your device, right-click on the link below for the desired resolution and select "Save Link/Target As..." Mobile Full (4:3) Wide (16:9) Answers Conversation podcast This week Steve Ham talks with AiG staff researcher Lee Anderson to answer the question, "How Is the Glory of God Displayed in His Good Creation?"	This Week . . . An Examination of Christian Entertainment Choices and the Movie Noah (Mar 21) Reverse Evolution Causes Darwin's Finches to Go Missing? (Mar 20) Comments on the Cosmic Microwave Background (Mar 19) Cosmos Review: "Some of the Things Molecules Do" (Mar 18) Has Cosmic Inflation Been Proved? (Mar 17) Are Visits to Heaven for Real? (Mar 17) Cosmos Grossly Mischaracterized the Heretic Giordano Bruno (Mar 16) Sea Sponges Challenge Traditional Evolutionary View of How Oceans Became Oxygenated (Mar 15) Video On Demand Radioactive and Radiocarbon Dating, Part 3 Watch Video Blog Highlights Ken Ham: BioLogos Funds Projects to Undermine the Authority of the Word Dr. Danny Faulkner: My Recent Trip to Florida Ken Ham: Yet Another Hollywood Deception to Promote the Noah Movie Ken Ham: Testing Evolution Shows that Evolution Fails! Ken Ham: Living in a Culture of Death Pray for AiG Pray that the creation debate would compel many skeptics and critics to acknowledge the authority of the Bible and the sufficiency of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Resources The Lie: Evolution/Millions of Years The Answers Book for Kids, Volume 4 Awesome Science, Volumes 1–6 (DVDs) Connect with Us Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad   See all networks
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