Eschatological Genetics

Dr Rob outlines three aspects of genetics that tell us that, scientifically, the human species is doomed to eventual extinction. These include the rate of mutation accumulation in our population over time, the inability of natural selection to remove most of those mutations, and the sheer number of children that would be required to remove the mutations, given perfect selection. These all argue that there is no hope, collectively, in any evolutionary process. Thus, biblically, the only hope for us individually is through belief in Jesus.

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Genetic entropy
Basener et al. 2023 Dynamical systems and fitness maximization in evolutionary biology
Fisher’s failure and the dramatic end of neo-Darwinism
Genealogy vs Phylogeny: The War Continues