Mutation Consternation...

It seems that as with all things scientific, the more we learn, the less we know.  Or, the more we understand byt study, the more complicated the matter gets... ...or perhaps I should stop trying to reduce the concept before I say anything meaningful...

Apparently, we are devolving rather quickly - something that many Creationists have said for many years simply based on the things found in the Bible - now according to new genetic studies.

Here is the concluding portion of today's ICR news:

The vast majority of these 60 to 200 new mutations are irrevocably added every generation, causing what Sanford called "backwards evolution." Using such mutation rates, Sanford modeled the maximum number of generations and length of time that humans could exist before they become extinct due to mutation overload.4 Since there is no natural process that repairs these kinds of mutations faster than they accumulate, they continuously amass until organisms eventually can no longer tolerate the high level of genetic error.5


Like so many other natural clock processes, by confirming a mutation rate of at least 60 per generation, this Nature Genetics study confirms that the "backwards evolution" in humans limits the entire history of mankind to only thousands, not millions, of years.

Thinking ahead...

Busy schedules... ...I wrote out my typical day, but maybe you want to skip ahead.

Work - Coffee, stairs, knees-ooohh, computer, email, task list, timelines, Coffee, meetings, emails, phone calls, questions, work orders, new stuff, old stuff, confusing stuff and easy stuff, lunch.  Nap sounds good.  Coffee. What's left, restart the task list? Nope, there's that other thing first.  Get this signed, scanned, check it in. Email to everybody what changed, what will change and when.  Update projects for the new rev... ...Hungry.  5:00! Talk to people, cap the day. Computer. Mouse. Car Keys. Car, e-brake? Ugh rear e-brake is stuck again. Drive home anyway.

Town - Neon sign still needs fixed, people eating dinner. Good. Saw shop closing up. Red light? Green Light? Good.  Bridge... ..sigh.  I love this place. Mountains, trees, water, sky. Winding road, lost in thought.

Home - Long grass, messy shop, small wood pile, unfinished projects. Weeds. Dog is racing around the house to greet.  Door is stuck a little - again.  Open anyway.  "DADDY!" Sigh. Crashing hugs, messy kisses.  Happy.

Hungry, hmmm. Hunt for snacks - salty is good... ...but someone left fresh treats out. One will do, but three is better, tastes like more to me. Chair leaned back. Chitter chatter.  What's after dinner? Mowing? Practice? Tired Toddler. Chatty Pre-schooler.  Intelligent Young Lady.  3 to bed. Stairs, knees. Soft light. Soft pillow. Sore back. Forgot something downstairs. Knees.

What's tomorrow? Coffee, chores. Read and Pray. Work in mind. Pray more. Pray harder. Getting late, have to go.  Listening to news. Lost in thought. Pray again.  River. Bridge. Red Light? Green. Good. Parking brake. Not today. Windows? Sun or Rain? Lunch? Computer.

Stairs. Knees. Computer...

A thousand decisions everyday.  Tens of thousands in a week.  Throw in a few extra events with simlar decisions and I think I understand better why I need to take a day off.  Jesus tells us that the Sabath was made for man, not the other way around.  But it is hard to rest, when everything runs together... ...at least for me. 

So, how important it is that I prepare for it before that morning!  A heart receptive. Attitude humble. Lots of prayer.  Sunday morning is a fight.  All need readied, fed and out the door. Lots of problems. Lots of easy places to lose track...