Book review of Nature\'s I.Q. (Evolution)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Thursday, August 27, 2009, 22:17 (5565 days ago) @ David Turell

Can't really call neutral mutations bad, they lay the foundation for further changes. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. 
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> I'm sorry. The word neutral means no change, and we don't know that neutral makes you stronger or prepares for further change. Mutations are chance occurrances. According to Neo-Darwin precepts, the future of evolution is not planned. I still view mutations as 30% to the good side. - David, I'm holding you the fire for this one. Neutral isn't deleterious either. There's no way to escape this bit of logic; - Claim: Mutations are generally deleterious. 
Evidence (rounded) 33% good, 33% neutral, 33% deleterious. - Your claim is not supported by evidence. 66% of mutations do not cause death, therefore they are not "generally deleterious." That claim can only be supported by the deleterious portion at 51% or greater, which again by your own data, isn't reachable. (33% != 70%) - [EDIT] - Using your exact original numbers, 30%G 35%N and 35%B, you still cannot claim "generally deleterious" for the reasons above. If 65% of mutations do nothing all the way to being beneficial, that still means they don't die.

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