Surprisingly, even the evolutionists would agree it’s false. Does Genetics Confirm Biblical or Evolutionary History?įrom TV shows to zoo signs, textbooks, and more, we often hear or read that human and chimp DNA is 98–99% the same, proving our shared ancestry. This is very different from the evolution story, and both cannot be correct. So clearly, from a biblical perspective, man didn’t evolve from any creature. In Genesis 1:26–27 we read of the creation of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, not only as separate creations from the animals but also as unique creatures because they alone were made in the image of God. In Genesis 1:24–25 we read of God creating the land animals by his spoken word “according to their kind” (which would include the kind that chimps belong to). But does it reflect reality, or is it just another evolution story? Biblical HistoryĪccording to God’s Word, man and chimps were separate creations by God. On the surface it looks rather simple and straightforward and, to many, believable. On the far left is a small chimp that, over the course of millions of years, gets larger, walks upright, loses hair and on the far right we have man as the final product. We’re probably all familiar with the iconic image of man’s supposed evolution from an apelike creature. We often see the statistic that human and chimp DNA is 98–99% similar. ![]() Parroting high figures such as even anywhere in the 90 th percentiles only plays into the hands of those wishing to explain life-particularly human life, which is immensely special in a Christian worldview-as a senseless, but arguably lucky, occurrence in a universe of death and chaos.] In it, she again dispels the commonly held claim and explains why we as believers need not only to reject such blatantly misleading figures but also to speak out against their use-even by other perhaps well-meaning Christians. ![]() Georgia Purdom, who holds a PhD in molecular genetics from The Ohio State University, wrote the following piece for Answers magazine in 2018. Todd Wood, in publications ranging from 2006 1 to 2016, 2 has continued to hold such a position of high DNA similarity, despite the fact that we at Answers in Genesis have been questioning and downgrading such high percentages since at least 2003. Yet, sadly, there are some within the young-earth creationist circles that would be quite comfortable with percentages this high, accepting the confusing claims of evolutionists and misleading those who “trust the science” without looking critically at the claims.įor example, Dr. ![]() How then do we respond to arguments that humans and chimps have DNA that is 99% the same? Simply put, hogwash. If evolution were true, this would make sense, as chimps are one of our nearest “relatives.” A biblical view, however, would deny this relationship, as Genesis 1–2 makes it clear that animals reproduce after their kind and-most importantly-that humans are very distinct from animals, having been created in God’s very image. [ Editor’s Note: One of the commonly used “stumper” arguments for evolution is the supposed similarity of human and chimp DNA.
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