Genome complexity: copying at work (Introduction)

by dhw, Friday, July 05, 2013, 12:59 (4160 days ago) @ David Turell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gdBJt6sdDfI-DAVID: Darwin would discard his theories if he could see this.-Dhw: More fascinating stuff, for which many thanks. But which theories would Darwin discard? Common descent? Natural selection? [...] Does the modern study of genetics tell us that evolution didn't happen?-DAVID: It presumes that evolution happened, but there is so much that is unexplained, and no evidence that it is not guided and directed, which would be very difficult to detect. Remember we are trying to recover history from millions of years ago.-Yes indeed, there is so much that is unexplained ... as Darwin himself readily acknowledged ... and there is no evidence that it is or that it is not guided and directed, but that has nothing to do with Darwin's theories. And yes indeed, we are trying to recover history from millions of years ago, and Darwin never said we weren't. I still see no reason why Darwin and we ourselves should discard the theories of common descent, natural selection and evolution because of genetics.