Do Christians consider it odd that Orangutans have 98% of the same DNA as humans?

Question

If they don't believe in Darwin's theories?

Ib_Cent.: Thanks for the great links, isn't it wonderful the reason you get when truth is elastic?

Answer 1

Yeah, but humans are missing one of their chromosome pairs! (-; They have 24 pairs, we have 23.

Check out this lovely diorama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CreationMuseum15.png ) in the Creation Museum (http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/ars-takes-a-field-trip-the-creation-museum.ars ) showing Eve sitting in a very sexy frock next to an over sized velociraptor.

I also love the photo of a parent boosting his child onto a saddled tricertops (http://media.arstechnica.com/news.media/400/526893292_e95eb57c10.jpg ).

Answer 2

There is the claim that humans and apes share 95 percent or more of their genetic information and that this is proof of evolution. It is also shown for example, the genetic analyses published in New Scientist have revealed a 75% similarity between the DNA of nematode worms and man! This definitely does not mean that there is only a 25% difference between man and these worms! It is surely natural for the human body to bear some molecular similarities to other living beings being that we are on the same planet. This "common material" is the result not of evolution but of "common design," that is, of their being created upon the same plan.

Answer 3

No. What I find odd is that reasonable people still give credence to Darwin's theories and when they find them unsupportable make up new ones to deny their Creator.

‘Not long ago,’ writes science historian Michael Ghiselin, ‘biological literature was full of ‘Just-So’ stories and pseudo-explanations about structures that had developed ‘for the good of the species.’ Armchair biologists would construct logical, plausible explanations of why a structure benefited a species or how it had been of value in earlier stages."—*R. Milner, Encyclopedia of Evolution (1990), p. 245.

Times have not changed; in fact, things are getting worse. As many scientists are well-aware, *Darwin’s book was full of Just-So explanations; and modern theorists continue in the tradition of ignoring facts and laws as they search for still more implausible theories

*Charles Darwin, always ready to come up with a theory about everything, explains how the "monstrous whale" originated:

"In North America the black bear was seen by Hearne swimming for hours with widely open mouth, thus catching, like a whale, insects in the water. Even in so extreme a case as this, if the supply of insects were constant, and if better adapted competitors did not already exist in the country, I can see no difficulty in a race of bears being rendered, by natural selection, more and more aquatic in their structure and habits, with larger and larger mouths, till a creature was produced as monstrous as a whale."—*Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species (1859 and 1984 editions), p. 184.

"So under nature with the nascent giraffe, the individuals which were the highest browsers, and were able during dearths to reach even an inch or two above the others, will often have been preserved . . By this process long-continued . . combined no doubt in a most important manner with the inherited effects of increased use of parts, it seems to me almost certain that any ordinary hoofed quadruped might be converted into a giraffe."—*Charles Darwin, Origin of the Species (1859), p. 202.

"This issue [of how the giraffe got its long neck] came up on one occasion in a pre-med class in the University of Toronto. The lecturer did not lack enthusiasm for his subject and I’m sure the students were duly impressed with this illustration of how the giraffe got its long neck and of the power of natural selection.

"But I asked the lecturer if there was any difference in height between the males and the females. He paused for a minute as the possible significance of the question seemed to sink in. After a while he said, ‘I don’t know. I shall look into it.’ Then he explained to the class that if the difference [in male and female giraffe neck lengths] was substantial, it could put a crimp in the illustration unless the males were uncommonly gentlemanly and stood back to allow the females ‘to survive as well.’

"He never did come back with an answer to my question; but in due course I found it for myself. According to Jones the female giraffe is 24 inches shorter than the male. The observation is confirmed by Cannon. Interestingly, the Reader’s Digest publication, The Living World of Animals, extends the potential difference to 3 feet!

Answer 4

Christians could argue that this is because God made us out of the same stuff as the other animals. More compelling is all the genetic evidence of previous non-primate ancestors we carry dormant within our DNA - why would a god wastefully put all that stuff in us? The only answers are that god deliberately wanted us to think we evolved from other species or we actually did evolve from other species - I go with the second option as there is no evidence of any gods.

Answer 5

Well, how much do we have in common with a Jelly Fish? I hear it is pretty close. But, when you think about it we have the same creator so similar traits are not too far fetched. Also, you have 2% ddifference and before you think that is not much think on this one degree on our planets axis either way and we would have chaos. One planet closer and we would be a barren wasteland one further and we would be a block of ice. So while 2% does not seem like much it makes a world of difference.

Answer 6

We are also a DNA code away from worms and Flies, does that mean we evolved from them ? There is evidence of Genetic Engineering in the making of Humans, but not necessarily the way the bible tells it.

Answer 7

No, I consider it odd that Orangutans are all orange and swing in trees and pick fleas of each others back and eat 'em and make all those monkey noises and yet somehow still manage to be incredibly cute!

Answer 8

You might want to mention that the reason they use pigs for damage repair in trauma surgeries is they are remarkably close to us physically. Close enough that they use pig valves in some heart transplants. That should make the muslims especially proud.

Answer 9

Judging by some of what goes on in this group and in the world at large, i don't find it odd at all.

Answer 10

do you think it odd the toy cars and toy boats both use batteries? Similar designs show a designer.