How does the creationist accept that a DNA test shows they're related to their father but reject that a DNA test shows they're related to a chimp? [Spirituality & Religion]
DNA lets you see that you're related to your parents, somewhat more distantly related to your grandparents and what your racial heritage is. DNA lets us see that a tiger is closely related to a lion or a mouse is closely related to a beaver.....so why can't it show that you're closely related to a chimpanzee?
The real question to the creationist: At what point can you claim that DNA is no longer showing relatedness but a common designer and how do you justify that claim?
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@1490wayb I actually don't know much about Darwin as a person. But i imagine it's quite possible that accepted the possibility of or believed in a god. I personally don't believe in a god but i accept the possibility that such an entity exists. It's just that if it created life then it undeniably did so using evolution as the mechanism.
@1490wayb Charles Darwin’s personal views (I have no idea what they were in this case) are irrelevant to discussions of evolution, DNA, and science in general.
@1490wayb Darwin considered himself an agnostic. He still believed that a god created the universe, and was the ultimate lawgiver. But he gave up on Christianity and religion. There was a rumor that he renounced his theory on his deathbed, and accepted Jesus. But that was debunked by his children who were there.
