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Even in the case of mutations which can change the amount of DNA possessed by an organism, an increase in the amount of DNA does not result in increased function. Biophysicist Dr. [[Lee Spetner]] in his book, ''[http://store.nwcreation.net/notbychshmot.html Not by Chance: Shattering the Modern Theory of Evolution]'', analyzed examples of mutational changes that evolutionists claimed were increases in information, and demonstrated that they were actually examples of loss of specificity, meaning loss of information. | Even in the case of mutations which can change the amount of DNA possessed by an organism, an increase in the amount of DNA does not result in increased function. Biophysicist Dr. [[Lee Spetner]] in his book, ''[http://store.nwcreation.net/notbychshmot.html Not by Chance: Shattering the Modern Theory of Evolution]'', analyzed examples of mutational changes that evolutionists claimed were increases in information, and demonstrated that they were actually examples of loss of specificity, meaning loss of information. | ||
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There is also a massive mathematical challenge in regard to evolutionary changes and mutations, in particular the chance of obtaining the related mutations that evolution requires. | There is also a massive mathematical challenge in regard to evolutionary changes and mutations, in particular the chance of obtaining the related mutations that evolution requires. | ||
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Now since evolution needs the consistency of related mutations to work at all, what are the odds of getting three related mutations? That is one in a billion trillion, or 10<sup>21</sup>. Suddenly the ocean isn't big enough to hold enough bacteria to make that chance likely. You can quickly tell that at just three related mutations, evolution via mutations as its mechanism to produce ape to man changes is woefully inadequate. | Now since evolution needs the consistency of related mutations to work at all, what are the odds of getting three related mutations? That is one in a billion trillion, or 10<sup>21</sup>. Suddenly the ocean isn't big enough to hold enough bacteria to make that chance likely. You can quickly tell that at just three related mutations, evolution via mutations as its mechanism to produce ape to man changes is woefully inadequate. | ||
== Related References == | == Related References == | ||
