how evolution works: learning theory (Evolution)

by David Turell , Tuesday, February 02, 2016, 01:12 (3216 days ago) @ dhw


> David's comment: Whew! Garbage in, garbage out. Gobbledygook!
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> dhw: Yes and no. For me this is another instance of language being used misleadingly and confusingly. I have cut the rest of the article, because this paragraph contains the point I wish to make. Evolution can't get smarter. Evolution has no intelligence - it is simply a word describing a process which takes place within organisms, and only organisms can get smarter. Once you focus on intelligence and the organisms themselves, it makes sense. With a couple of billion years' experience, cell communities (organisms) have got smarter, and you don't need any higher powers to teach them. But ...Big But...'BUT' IN BLOCK CAPITALS...that still doesn't explain where the intelligence came from in the first place. In other words, you don't need God to explain Chapter 2 of evolution if you accept that intelligent organisms can learn and solve problems. BUT Chapter 1 contains the still unsolved mystery of origins.-Thank you for a great response. tis is the kind of junk that comes from too much grant money.