What can DNA tell us about the truth of the Bible? With Dr. Robert Carter - Podcast Episode 204

Published 2024-05-01
With what we now know about DNA, can we trust that the biblical creation account is true? Could all of humanity have really come from two people? Where did the various races and ethnicities come from? What were the Neanderthals? A conversation with Dr. Robert Carter of Creation Ministries International.

Links:

Dr. Robert Carter - creation.com/dr-robert-carter

Creation Ministries International - creation.com/

How does DNA point to the existence of a Creator? - www.gotquestions.org/DNA-Creator.html

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All Comments (21)
  • Thank you for sharing this video. It's one example of why I list your channel in the front of each Bible I give away when witnessing, for when the Bible's new owner has questions. - former militant atheist here, with a uni background in microbiology and paleoanthropology. The Bible is Truth.
  • @LindaC613
    Thanks so much for having Dr Carter on your channel. He is a national treasure.
  • @JungleJargon
    The out of Africa belief assumes the consequence. The belief is that we evolved from apes and that had to be Africa so they root the tree in Africans instead of Eurasians which are the actual most original human genome which is the genome most closely related to Neanderthals, not Africans. There is only one known connection between Africans and the rest of the world. In the paternal Y chromosome haplogroup, it is the CF SNP that connects only the C paternal Y chromosome descendants with the rest of the world. The assumption is that the CF SNP was gained instead of being lost to the younger brothers and cousins of Nimrod since they are the odd ones out from the rest of the world. The same is true for the IJK SNP marker that connects the Semitic people with Eurasians. Instead of being a marker that is gained by Arphaxad that he shared with his uncle Japheth, the IJK SNP marker was lost to the younger brothers of Arphaxad. We already know who all of the ancient civilizations descended from. Every ancient civilization is the descendants of the sixteen grandsons of Noah. There are no other ancient civilizations. Denisovans are a mix of Eurasians (K-T) and the descendants of Nimrod with the C paternal haplogroup and the descendants of Sin of the Sinite or Sino Canaanite tribe having the D paternal haplogroup. Aboriginals are descended from Nimrod (C) and Tubal (K). The people of Papua New Guinea have the M and S paternal haplogroup both derived from the K. Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.” The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar (East Mesopotamia). From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
  • @Tay-cg1pt
    That’s so interesting he thought they were 15, I’ve always assumed Cain and Able were in their 30s or at least Cain was. Cain spoke of a wife, made a city and whatnot, that sounded adult-like to me. But ultimately the question I always wonder is why do we assume Cain and Able were the first two children? But it’s not worth arguing over so I rarely ask it 😂
  • @larrya7822
    On forms I have to fill out, on the question of what RACE are you. I always put down as an answer " HUMAN " .
  • @situzen185
    One people group = the HUMAN RACE created by GOD 💯
  • @larrya7822
    All human beings have the same color skin which is " Brown ". It's the substance melanin ( so protect us from the sun ) in the skin that gives us our brown skin. Some times very very light brown ( which people MISS call white ) or a very dark brown ( which people MISS call black ). Since Adam and Eve was under the sun ( and naked ! ) they were properly on the darker side of brown. It wasn't until they left the Garden (and clouds formed on the Earth ) and they traveled North and so did not need the protection from the sun's rays. Which then cause the melanin to lessen the brownish complexion.
  • @drackey9705
    Question, When God changed everyones Language, could it be possible He also changed their physical attributes as well?
  • @blindvision4703
    One question I’ve tried asking through the questions service on the app/website is about paternal DNA haplogroups. It’s confusing how, according to the current understanding of DNA and archaeology, the Israelites, Canaanites, and Iranians all largely belong to Haplogroup J, even though each of them originated from, a different son of Noah. I was sent an article that explained how it’s really hard to tell these things that far back, even a few hundred years ago. If anyone has any physical insight on this, please let me know. God bless.
  • 4:10 The genetic diversity we see today is due to more than just 2 people being created in the beginning.
  • @dank2476
    Technically, the population of the world today came from Noah's family.
  • @larrya7822
    Sorry, but mutations only takes away from DNA info, not add to it. That's why macro biological evolution doesn't work.
  • Thanks for this! A thought I have had. Could it be possible the Neanderthals are the descendants of Cain? God placed a make on him. Could that mark be the forehead of the Neanderthals?