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Wow, this is perhaps the most shocking news story I have stumbled upon in my life. If you thought you had all of the answers about evolution and intelligent design (or creationism), then you will be in for quite a surprise. You may even find yourself changing your views on the origins of life after reading this (I know I have).

Apparently, a leading Harvard scientist has made a radical discovery in the human genome that promises to put the evolution and creation debate to an end once and for all. Here is the entire article below, and the in-depth interview:

In what promises to be the biggest discovery yet concerning the evolution and intelligent design debate, a leading Harvard scientist, Dr. Paul Damascus, has uncovered a new piece of evidence hidden in the human genome which will change the thinking of modern scientists and even those of faith.

Those with faith supporting the intelligent design theory have often long believed that a being or form of intelligence (God for example) created all life on Earth.

Secular evolutionists, however, have often scoffed at the notion in favor of the model of Darwinian evolution to explain the means by which life originated.

These two wildly different views have caused countless debates and arguments among the two sides. A new discovery, however, could put an end to this debate once and for all.

Dr. Paul Damascus: There is no doubt that the new evidence we have discovered will show once and for all that both intelligent design and Darwinian evolution model for all humans life is wrong. Neither is 100% accurate. I think both sides will be surprised by what we discovered.

Immanuel Iscariot: Can you please explain what the evidence has revealed? What was the big discovery your team made in the human genome?

Dr. Paul Damascus: Well, the human genome was widely viewed as being very similar among humans, with only a very small percentage of insignificant variation, even among different races. What we  have recently discovered is that there are actually 2 different genome types in the human race. These two genome types vary by as much as 40% in terms of genetic information.

Immanuel Iscariot: This finding has already been published by most leading news organizations and scientific publications, and is beginning to spread on the web. How did your team make this discovery?

Dr. Paul Damascus: We isolated over 5,000 samples of human DNA, and ran each sample through a computer program that isolates the amino peptide structure of certain genes, and then compared them to a database of samples using a complex algorithm and statistical analysis. What we found is that there are 2 very distinct types of human DNA, whereas scientists originally thought all human DNA to be virtually the same without a statistical difference.

Immanuel Iscariot: You say this discovery has implications for the theories of origins of life. So what exactly does this discovery lead you to believe concerning the theory of evolution and intelligent design?

Dr. Paul Damascus: Due to the statistical analysis performed, this clearly shows that one group of humans could not have evolved. Their genetic makeup is different from all other known species on Earth by a very large significance. The other group, however, could have very well evolved from lower life forms. So it appears that both the theory of evolution and intelligent design are both accurate. We can now say that one group of humans have evolved from lower life forms, or common ancestors so to speak (such as monkeys). While the other group shows clear signs of intelligent design, by some higher form of intelligence.

Immanuel Iscariot: So you are saying that some humans on Earth right now evolved from common ancestor monkeys, and the others were designed by a creator? A God so to speak?

Dr. Paul Damascus: Yes, that is correct.

Immanuel Iscariot: I would imagine that some individuals after hearing of this will want to know whether they have evolved, or whether their genetic makeup shows signs that they were designed intelligently. How can people find out?

Dr. Paul Damascus: Well, there are a couple of ways. The first method is DNA sequencing, and we would need to get a sample and test it in a lab against a database and look at certain genes to determine if the person evolved or was designed.

Immanuel Iscariot: Okay, so they can pay to have their DNA sequenced in a lab. What is the other way?

Dr. Paul Damascus: The other method is actually much easier. What we discovered was that those with the intelligently designed genomes have a predisposition to believing in God. So, for example, those who believe in a creator, were designed by one.

Immanuel Iscariot: So you are telling me that those who believe in God were designed by God, and those who don’t evolved from monkey-like common ancestors?

Dr. Paul Damascus: Yes, that is correct. So far our analysis has confirmed this to be true in every tested case. The reason is that in the intelligently designed genome, there is a gene responsible for the development of neurons in utero. These neurons are created in a way so that there is a sort of “packet” of knowledge hard-wired into their minds about a creator. This is similar to buying a computer that has the software pre-installed. They automatically believe creation by an intelligent being is more logical, therefore they believe in God.

Immanuel Iscariot: So what about those who evolved from monkey ancestors?

Dr. Paul Damascus: The humans with the evolved genome structures do not have this packet of hard-wired neurons. Therefore, they simply do not believe in their mind that they were created by a form of intelligence. In their mind, they are not very different from lower life forms. Some even act like animals, and enjoy the fact that they are very closely related to them. They even get really excited to hear any information that confirms that they evolved from monkeys and have no real purpose or meaning.

Immanuel Iscariot: So would the most famous scientists in history that helped revolutionize the field such as Isaac Newton, Francis Collins, Albert Einstein, etc. have this gene? They believed in God, so does that mean they were in fact intelligently designed?

Dr. Paul Damascus: Absolutely. Nearly all of the intelligent scientists who made real discoveries that helped increase our knowledge did in fact have this gene. They believed in God, therefore they had the genome that bears intelligence. Many of the scientists today do not make bold discoveries. Instead, scientific discoveries only gradually happen over long periods of time due to the lower intelligence of the leading scientists. It takes a longer period of time, and more secular scientists to make any type of discoveries.

Immanuel Iscariot: So what about modern day secular atheist scientists. Names such as Richard Dawkins, and others? Do they have the genome which suggests they are related to monkeys? They weren’t intelligently designed at all?

Dr. Paul Damascus: Well, I would use the term “scientist” very loosely if I were talking about them. They are probably more accurately described as teachers, speakers, or authors, and not scientists per se. After all, have they really done anything at all to revolutionize science like Newton?  But yes, if you want to call them scientists loosely, they could be an example of evolved scientists who do not have the intelligently designed genome. Therefore, they are in fact evolved creatures. They certainly weren’t intelligently designed by a God.

Immanuel Iscariot: What kind of impact do you think this discovery will have on the future of the human race?

Dr. Paul Damascus: Well, I think it will clearly put an end to the debate of creation vs. evolution. Evolutionists will realize that the theory only applies to them, and not the entire human race. Therefore they will try to stop evangelizing the theory to people who believe in God. Likewise, the intelligently designed race will simply stop debating evolutionists. They will no longer protest the theory being taught in classrooms, however, they will demand that the theory only be taught to those who  were not created by any form of intelligence.

 

I was in complete shock as I read this article. Who could have known that the whole entire time, some people actually did evolve, and some were created by the mighty hand of God? You learn something new every day I suppose.

Note: For those of you who may be “slow,” this entire article was a satire (that means a joke). It was completely made up.

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I recently had time to watch Ben Stein’s documentary called Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. I suppose the main point of the documentary is that Ben Stein tries to make the point that Intelligent design is not necessarily a religious view point, and should be given a place in the school curriculum alongside the teaching of evolution. His main argument is that America has always allowed freedom, and by taking away freedom of prayer, freedom of teaching different views, that it isn’t right.

I agree with that. I think Intelligent design should be taught. Of course, an educational system should not dictate which religion or cosmological viewpoint is best, but I think it should be at least mentioned. Even though intelligent design is religious in nature, the fact is almost every religion deals with the origin of life. So in a way religion is closely tied with science when it comes to “why and how” are we here, and intelligent design should be mentioned in my opinion (without religious specifics).

He has a few parts in the movie that do make evolution itself seem quite ignorant that made me personally laugh (if you have seen the movie, then I am talking about the guy saying, “life started on the backs of crystals” with that creepy smile lol. That one got a laugh out of me.

Overall, I thought it was a good (not great) documentary. It wasn’t great for either evolutionist or creationists (or intelligent design folks). He made a decent case for intelligent design being a plausable way that the world could have came into existence, and then subsequently human beings and all creatures.

Ben Stein also makes the connection of Nazi regimes using a form of controlled natural selection, which illustrated how evolution itself can be a dangerous teaching if people try to take natural selection into their own hands (like Hitler himself did). It also mentioned the practice of Eugenics here in the U.S. as well.

I wish he could have included more interesting scientific facts supporting the case for intelligent design, but he didn’t really go into that. I think that would have made the documentary much stronger if he would have given a few examples of that. I can even find great articles on the web with some interesting facts backing intelligent design, so it was a disappointment that the film didn’t exactly get me pumped up or give a good jolt to my faith. Not that I need evidence to have faith (then it really wouldn’t be faith at all would it). But I personally feel that there are substantial scientific facts that do show that it is highly likely that a God exists.

But anyways, overall I guess it was worth seeing. It could have been stronger in terms of making a more convincing case for the reasons why intelligent design is a plausable theory. But the movie itself wasn’t a total waste of time either.

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