New Oxygen research; pre-Ediacaran (Introduction)

by dhw, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 12:38 (3049 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: Oxygen is very necessary for animal life, we know, but the availability of oxygen only unlocked the opportunity for its development, and did not demand or produce its development. We are still left with wondering how it came about. was there an underlying drive. - I find it difficult not to conclude that there WAS an underlying drive. For me it fits in perfectly with the idea that changes in the environment may not only require adaptations (already known) but - as you say - may also provide opportunities for innovation. For you, this all has to be done by God preprogramming or dabbling. As you may have realized by now, I find it more likely that they are possessed of their own autonomous ability (possibly God-given) both to adapt and to innovate.