An In-Depth Look at the Human-Chimp DNA Similarity Deception

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On this calendar change day, we have an interesting analysis of how secularists insist that the similarity between human and chimpanzee DNA is around ninety-eight percent. (They still do this even though that number has been disproved by both creationist and secular scientists.) It is needed by the human evolution story for when humans and chimps supposedly diverged — a larger percentage difference makes the timeframe useless for them.

Human-Chimpanzee DNA, made at Night Cafe, then removebg

Although many do not like to admit it, the idea of ninety-eight to ninety-nine percent similarity is based on bad sequencing in the early days, and contaminated samples. Even so, the myth marched on because it suited their story. That's not science, old son.

The author of the article linked below takes an interesting approach by comparing the best-understood organism, E. coli. Yes, a single-celled bacterium can be used to show problems in the idea of human-chimp genome similarities. E. coli genomes are similar, but none are identical. Like other genomes.

In fact, there are large differences. One problem for Darwin's disciples is that the timeframe, using their own assumptions, shows that their claim simply cannot work. Humans were created in the image of God, not a divergent evolution from an apelike ancestor.

Evolutionists frequently cite the supposed 98%–99% similarity between human and chimpanzee DNA in support of their secular worldview. Evolutionists are impressed with such a high percent similarity at the DNA level between these two organisms, and therefore, we should also be convinced of common ancestry between humans and chimpanzees. Recently, a team of scientists sequenced DNA from apes and compared it with humans only to find a 12.5% to 13.5% difference (which really obscures their usual storytelling). Darwin originally suggested that his tree of life had “budding twigs” that eventually became separate species. While Darwin didn’t know DNA existed, modern evolutionists state that DNA sequences have only confirmed what Darwin originally said (addition of our knowledge of DNA to Darwin’s theory has led to the modern evolutionary synthesis, aka neo-Darwinism). Although the actual percent similarity between humans and chimpanzees is probably lower than 98%–99% (it is closer to 85%), the “98%–99%” has misled many into believing there was a common ancestor between humans and chimpanzees. In reality, there is nothing concerning with these percentages because (1) humans descended from Adam and Eve and (2) the percentages are scientifically problematic because of misrepresentation and oversimplification of the data. The purpose of this article is to highlight why percentages (such as 98%–99%) do not make sense for understanding species relatedness and are primarily motivated by evolutionary motives. To demonstrate why the 98%–99% is not helpful for the origins topic, I will first describe a genome, how it is sequenced, and then use several examples of DNA sequences from my area of expertise: Escherichia coli.

I told you that this is an in-depth article. To continue reading, visit "Why the Similarity Percentage of Chimp and Human DNA Is Deceptive." For more details on why the gap between humans and chimps is wider than evolutionists want to admit, see "Stomping the Human-Chimp DNA Similarity Myth."