Re:if you don't believe in evolution, explain this (Score 1)

I'm glad to see I'm talking with someone with a good grasp on the subject. I'll admit my grasp isn't quite as technical. My Biology degree was a while ago, and so was genetics of eucaryotes. So I'll concede to your knowledge on the detail. That said, let me adress the more general question that doesn't necessarily need the details.

The question is, why would an intelligent designer create nonfunctional genes?

Your answer was "to create a false impression that evolution had taken place". Take a look at this article. I would be interested to here an evolutionist microbiologist's view on it.