Friday, March 28, 2014

Creationist Silliness: Part Whatever - I've Lost Count

Today's question comes from a lady who (I'm nearly certain) is Gary Busey in drag.

"What mechanism has science discovered that evidences an increase of genetic information seen in any genetic mutation or evolutionary process?"
 To be perfectly honest, it's not her appearance that puts me off. It's her use of the word "evidence" as a verb. I understand that it's not technically incorrect, but it's still icky. It's the linguistic equivalent of an adult chewing with his mouth open. It gets the job done, but that doesn't make it less disgusting.

I'm trying to approach this question with some semblance of logic and kind rationale, but I just can't. Every stage of human evolution from the moment our common ancestors stepped out of the sea until now has demonstrated an increase of genetic information. Every adaptation to every environment is an increase of information.

Every. Fucking. Mutation...

Every. Fucking. Evolutionary process...

Is an increase of genetic information.

I know this because I have a rudimentary grasp of biology.


Every mutation; every evolutionary process, is an increase of information. It's either a new piece of information modifying the biology of the organism, or a new piece of information telling the genetic code to skip one or several parts,

Genes don't disappear over time, they're switched off. In order for them to be switched off, more information has to be written into the genetic code. Think of your genetic code as a series of roads or paths. New roads may be built for easier access to more necessary areas (mutation and adaptation). If a road is closed, it doesn't simply disappear; typically, a sign is put up (new piece of information) telling passersby to go around (skip) the road. Sure, there's always the occasional asshole that has to go down that road anyway, but generally, the road is passed by. Over time, perhaps it even becomes overgrown with vegetation. That doesn't mean it's disappeared. It's still there. It's just buried under a whole lot of other shit. You know... an increase of stuff.

I guess the simplest way to answer this question is: "Evolution."

Evolution is the mechanism science has discovered that evidences an increase of genetic information in every mutation or evolutionary process (let's just pretend for a moment that all the florid verbiage is necessary).

You answered your own question by asking it, Mrs. Busey.

You had the answer all along.

You're dismissed.

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