Evolution (Evolution)

by dhw, Tuesday, April 01, 2008, 11:22 (6078 days ago) @ David Turell

David Turell wishes to note that I avoided his point that "evolution appears to move in the direction of more complexity by developing more superior organisms." - I'm afraid your threads are slightly tangled. My posting of 31 March at 11.17 was simply a response to yours of 30 March at 18.41, when you disagreed with my statement that natural selection is not a matter of chance. I fondly imagined that I had written a convincing defence of my position, and so I wish to note that what I had fondly imagined was my convincing defence has been bypassed. - The movement from "simple to complex" came up on a different posting, in your response to whitecraw (31 March at 02.27), although you have certainly mentioned it earlier as well. I have not entered into discussions on 'directionality', other than repeatedly to express my incredulity at the idea that chance mutations can create complex new organs, mechanisms and systems. I do, however, find your discussions with whitecraw extremely helpful, witness his latest response to you (01 April at 00.03).