JoseFly said:
. The fact remains, the human genome does contain "junk" sequences, and more specific to the subject at hand, some of those non-functional sequences include pseudogenes (especially the exon regions).
You may be correct. But, you sound like the evolutionists of old with their bold proclamations... later proven wrong by science.
The argument wasn't IF there is DNA, that serves no purpose. (You tried to move goalposts). We were discussing how evolutionary beliefs lead to faulty conclusions which hindered science. Even many evolutionists admit this icon of Darwinism was ignored by scientists to avoid being ridiculed.
Ex. Wojciech Makalowski wrote an article in
Science titled "Not Junk After All" . "Although catchy, the term 'junk DNA' for many years repelled mainstream researchers from studying noncoding DNA. Who, except a small number of genomic clochards, would like to dig through genomic garbage? "
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Or, like virologist Nessa Carey says "For years, scientists had no explanation for why so much of our DNA doesn't code for proteins. These non-coding parts were dismissed with the term "junk DNA." But gradually this position has begun to look less tenable, for a whole host of reasons." (Her book, 'Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome')
She is partly correct... most scientists had dismissed "junk" DNA. However contrary to what she says, we do know the reason. Evolutiinists admit they thought much of our genome were useless relics leftover due to their Darwinian beliefs. Science has proven those beliefs were false.*