Evolution of Intelligence (Origins)

by David Turell , Thursday, March 28, 2013, 16:07 (4256 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

Tony: 
> "The molecular clock hypothesis states that DNA and protein sequences evolve at a rate that is relatively constant over time and among different organisms. A direct consequence of this constancy is that the genetic difference between any two species is proportional to the time since these species last shared a common ancestor. "
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> THE concept of a molecular clock grew out of the observation that proteins appear to evolve at a nearly constant rate (ZUCKERKANDaLn d PAULING
> 1965; WILSON,C ARLSONa nd WHITE 1977). -And how do any of these observations fit into punctuated equilibrium appearance of all fossil data? They don't. It is like the eight-nine whale steps going from land to current forms. The changes between each step are enormous. Nothing gradual. 
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> Tony: So.. essentially, the mutation rate is constant, except for when we observe it not being constant, -Darwinism is not a constant theory but repeatedly shifts to fit unexpected observations. How to you defend quicksand theory?