DILEMMAS (Evolution)

by GateKeeper , Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 19:29 (3460 days ago) @ David Turell

GK: I think dna solves for every solution it can at a given time. For example I think It is actually solving for future climates that may or may not arise.
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> Welcome back GK: you seem to accept an inventive mechanism that has full confidence to continue evolution on its own? 
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 Yes, kind of. Nothing really happens "on its own." IMO. Imagine if you will being a protein passing through a cell wall. If you were the protein you might think you were doing it on your own because you desided to with never having the understanding that a larger organism was driving the events. --> > GK: I bet if we studied giraffes we would we would find some with an above average skin thickness and/or longer fur. If the climate were to change to be colder this trait would begin to be expressed. I think we would find some with thinner shin and shorter also. The curve for the measurements of these traits would shift as the climate changes.
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> I consider these minor adaptations and agree with you. But can DNA make a whole new species by itself?- yes. slow and steady changes with jumps. Punctuated equilibrium. I offer the caterpillar as an example of a huge jump right before our eyes. So yes, I believe it can change into another species. And when we copy the caterpillar to butterfly trick we will claim "we did it without any help!!". To funny. Just like the protien thinks itself in total control.