The second image is from Carter and Sanford 2012 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23062055). According to the upper line, the human H1N1 picked up 14.4 mutations per year from 1917 through 2009. Then it died. It no longer exists. It went extinct after more than 13% of its genome randomly mutated.

The third image is also from Carter and Sanford. It shows the mutation rate through the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic (also H1N1, but a different strain). It was mutating at a rate of 42.0 mutations per year. It is still with us, but it is not the killer it once was (and it was nothing compared to it’s 1917 big brother).

You as an individual do not want to pick up lots of mutations. That gives you cancer and stuff. It makes your body age. Mutations stink. However, we want this virus to mutate as much as possible. Mutations here are good. Very good. Let it die.

The problem is that it takes a long time for genetic entropy to take its toll. And we can’t wait decades. So stay home. Wash your hands. Love your family. Praise Jesus. Be good. Our time on earth is short and the end of our lives is usually not very pleasant, so make the most of what you have. If you don’t known anything about the God of the Bible, find a Christian and ask them to explain Him to you. And if you are a Christian, find some who is not and explain Him to them. What else are we here for anyway?

I think I have the basis for a creation.com article. Time to start writing!