Evidence for God from Science

What does the absence of exogenous material have to do with mutation rates? This is a rhetorical question. Here is the crux of the issue. Retroviral material must pass from host to host and in the process the viral material changes. The question then is, does the viral material passing from host to...

What does the absence of exogenous material have to do with mutation rates? This is a rhetorical question. Here is the crux of the issue. Retroviral material must pass from host to host and in the process the viral material changes. The question then is, does the viral material passing from host to...

Which entity will collect more mutations during a given timespan, ERV's or the sequence of retroviral DNA within a retroviral "population"? Each viral particle is formed with a likely error (mutation), but it is deaf to the mutations of all the other virions in the population. So we end u...

Just to pop in here, most viruses not static. They are very prone to mutation. HIV particles are different even between several states. (If I remember correctly that is one of the reasons developing a vaccine for them is so difficult, probably wrong here) Actually HIV shows about 1 mutation for eve...

Do you agree that viral DNA is always changing. Do you also agree that viral material mutates at a much higher rate than endogenous material? Viral material is static. It is barely alive. I would agree that proviral material that is integrated into a genome has an amazing ability to move about and ...

Doesn't the sequence depend on the viral sequence itself? Yes I would say in large part it does, however there may be differences in the proteins and enzymes in different species involved in transcribing the RNA into a DNA provirus and its subsequent integration into the DNA substrate. Interestingl...

I wanted to address this point you made, "This also ignores that the original insertion is not what is mutating in the case of retrotransposons. This point is very important." Entire proviral integrations of a retrovirus are transposable elements. I would have to disagree to an extent with...

However let's say for arguments sake that a virus is able to integrate into an exact location across multiple species. (although the evidence does not show this, we will return to this later.) What explanation can be given for the similarities in sequences of these insertions? OF course the evidenc...

I have some comments that are based on scripture. Whatever you find to do, do it in moderation. Jesus said that what goes into a man doesn't defile a man, but what comes out of a man is what defiles him. Because what a man speaks reflects his heart. Also Paul talks about how a man is happy when he i...

What's the evidence for each? Uniform Geology would suggest building up layers from sediment over hundreds of millions of years. Flood geology would suggest building up layers in a year. I can hardly think of observations that would be suggested by two so different theories. This link talks about th...

I think the biggest problem is how evolution has dominated. The problem is that the world is made up from different worldviews, and some people have a view that is controlled by domination and hate of other ideas. Many present their ideas as fact without proof, but require proof to entertain other i...

Adeno associated provirus. This virus goes beyond site specific, and is able to find an exact location on an exact chromosome. Most proviral insertions are able to integrate at various sites since specific sequences appear in more than one location. There is a myriad of mechanisms at play in retrovi...

I'm not sure how to communicate what we don't know other than by generalizations. If I could be specific about the things we don't know I would have knowledge of what we don't know. There really is poor understanding of processes involved after the initial retroviral infection. We do understand pret...

I just wanted to give a quick response to your most recent post. First I'm also sorry for letting our contention slip away from the contentious points and allowing the contention to become more personal. The bulk of your post was in reference to the Phoenix virus, so I just have a few comments to he...

I know you don't fully understand the subject and I think you yourself know you don't, so instead of making assertions and reassertions, please just ask me questions. Your post teeters on the edge of silly. Do you suggest I come to you with questions because I don't fully understand the subject so ...