http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/ A place to talk about the books we are reading. en Tue, 21 May 2013 07:55:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/ http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/showthread.php?3924-Genetic-Entropy&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 16:17:58 GMT In my book "Enoch an essay on Angels" I document quite a bit of evidence concerning the exponential fall in longevity that occurred in the past. I was quite stunned as to how the ancient king lists of the Egyptians, Greeks, Babylonians, Mesopotamians, Chinese, confirmed this drop in longevity.

It seemed to me that rather than Evolution, we have Devolution - as a planet and as a race we are dying. Entropy, the tendency from order to disorder, "Times Arrow" as Eddington put it, means that everything is wearing out.

Hebrews 1 v 10-12 "In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe, like a garment they will be changed.But you remain the same, and your years will never end."

In terms of genetics, the increase in mutations with each passing generation means that the information in the genetic code is degrading, and at quite a fast rate - estimated by population geneticists as at about 100 point mutations per generation. This is about 100 times faster than was though 20 years ago. We are degenerating at an alarming rate with each generation.

In my book - Essay on Angels - I plotted a graph of the decline in longevity after the Flood - it is an EXPONENTIAL DECAY CURVE !! We are in decline. There was higher order and more complexity in the past. An original paradise. As time passes, things go down hill.

Here are some videos that talk about this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_edD5HOx6Q0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8KbM-xkfVk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYEkqwOXE5U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dl6oOHtWBo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC_NyFZG7pM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_edD5HOx6Q0

Scientists estimate that genetic collapse will take place within 200 generations from now. If each generation is approximately 20 years, then extinction is in 200 x 20 years = 4000 years.


Though this seems quite negative, it is a challenge. We know that the information stored in our DNA is information that can be stored anywhere, even in a CD. If we keep a copy of our current DNA, then even though approximately 100 new mutations are passed on to our children with each generation, we could correct for this by using the stored template to correct the info errors in the stem cell. This would halt the devolution of the human race.

If we could obtain samples of ancient DNA and reconstruct the genome of pre-diluvian man, then we could use this to create an improved genome for ourselves.

So there is a good possibility that we can halt the devolution. The nearest analogy is "rebooting from disc". If we kept the original DNA info sequence preserved, then we could effectively re-install error free code each generation so as to eliminate the 100 or so mutations that wold otherwise accumulate.

Though I believe that this would work, there is a bigger problem. Genetic entropy does not just affect human beings - it is all pervasive - taking place in all species and all plants. Our entire biosphere is dying. So even if humans were able to halt devolution, they would end up living on a dead planet. We would need to fix the animals and plants too. This seems too much of a big task, given all the animals, plants insects, marine creatures, bacteria - all of which would need to be fixed to maintain a working biosphere.

So what can we do now?

1. Well, the original creation was a paradise, and was created by God, so our primary effort should be in prayer and meditation.
2. It would be interesting to see what we can do in obtaining the best possible samples of ancient DNA, and keeping a preserved record of the DNA sequence in these - a kind of digital Noah's Ark. At some later date we will have the technology to use these ancient sequences to recreate pre-diluvian DNA and use this DNA as a template to remove mutation errors from our own DNA. The best samples of DNA are preserved in permafrost and in ice in the northern latitudes. The warming of our climate is exposing more of these frozen pre-diluvian creatures. It only remains for us to sequence them, and keep a digital record of their DNA sequences for the future.

This is the best safe-guard against devolution. Admitedly we will have to do the same for each of the plant, insect, mammal, fish and amphibian groups, but we have about 200 generations - 4000 years before genetic collapse, so we have time to perfect the technology. What is most important for now, is that we simply gather samples of ancient DNA and sequence them, and keep a digital record - a digital Noah's Ark.

Preserving a digital record is as good as preserving the original creature, since all future generations will have to do is to use the template to correct errors in the stem cells passed on from parents.

On the negative side, our time may be shorter. As mutations accumulate, both our physical and mental capacities will steadily decrease. Maybe we will become helpless. That's why it is important to do something positive now and halt the process as quickly as possible. ]]> Book Reviews Craig.Paardekooper http://www.biblewheel.com/forum/showthread.php?3924-Genetic-Entropy