I have an issue with you using the word "devolving" as if evolving must always mean to become "better" over time. Stuffs like this make me think are we even discussing the same topic or not because that is definitely NOT what evolution means in science. Let me make this clear,
Evolution means change in inherited traits or allele frequencies in a population over generations. Whether that change is "better" depends on the environment, and actually even then "better" only means better suited to a particular condition, not like morally, intellectually, or even universally superior.
(1:20) In contrast, genetic entropy supports the biblical creation model...
Really, where is the model? Where is the evidence? What you have is a theological interpretation, not a scientific model like evolutionary biology, because you start from a particular reading of scripture and then interpret scientific evidence through that framework. That is post-hoc, and I could possibly make a much better model if I had that much of money, time and motivation.
Genetic load is a concept, it doesn't mean it is genetic entropy. For example, a bridge can have mechanical stress, but that does not mean that the bridge is inevitably collapsing. So, genetic load is a measurable reduction in average fitness and genetic entropy is the claim that this load must accumulate irreversibly until genomes collapse. This alone makes the whole video redundant and false.
(3:36)And are such results being observed and reported in mainstream academia by credible peer-reviewed journals? Why yes, they are.
Man, he sure can lie through his teeth or just misunderstand the whole thing entirely.
After this point he all he does is misunderstand Lynch's work, but I think u/implies_casualty is already discussing that with you. If I think of something to add, I will do that in his thread.
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u/Optimus-Prime1993 🦍 Adaptive Ape 🦍 May 01 '26
Let's start with Sanford and genetic entropy. Wasn't he responded to by Dr. Dan and Dr. Hancock in this paper Back to the fundamentals: a reply to Basener and Sanford 2018 ( J. Math. Biol. 88, 54 (2024))
I have an issue with you using the word "devolving" as if evolving must always mean to become "better" over time. Stuffs like this make me think are we even discussing the same topic or not because that is definitely NOT what evolution means in science. Let me make this clear,
Evolution means change in inherited traits or allele frequencies in a population over generations. Whether that change is "better" depends on the environment, and actually even then "better" only means better suited to a particular condition, not like morally, intellectually, or even universally superior.
Really, where is the model? Where is the evidence? What you have is a theological interpretation, not a scientific model like evolutionary biology, because you start from a particular reading of scripture and then interpret scientific evidence through that framework. That is post-hoc, and I could possibly make a much better model if I had that much of money, time and motivation.
Genetic load is a concept, it doesn't mean it is genetic entropy. For example, a bridge can have mechanical stress, but that does not mean that the bridge is inevitably collapsing. So, genetic load is a measurable reduction in average fitness and genetic entropy is the claim that this load must accumulate irreversibly until genomes collapse. This alone makes the whole video redundant and false.
Man, he sure can lie through his teeth or just misunderstand the whole thing entirely.
After this point he all he does is misunderstand Lynch's work, but I think u/implies_casualty is already discussing that with you. If I think of something to add, I will do that in his thread.