Science-Engaged Theological Argument for Common Descent

[colewd (Bill Cole)]

@swamidass

Do you also agree:

1. God can inject mutations into common descent whenever he likes to produce what ever forms he wants.

Yes, I agree.

@swamidass

2.God alternatively could have made everything without a strong signature for a tree.

Yes, I agree he could but this would probably be a sub optimized design given the raw materials of the universe.

@swamidass

That is why the tree structure is de facto evidence of common descent, even when taking theology into account.

This seems like a good solid theological argument that common descent is possible

At this point I see a full design signature and half a common descent signature as common descent alone does not explain morphological and genetic differences.