Science vs. Religion: (Chapter 4) (Humans)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Saturday, July 09, 2011, 22:24 (4885 days ago) @ David Turell

I don't yet see where doom is spelled for Natural Selection; the burden of your argument thus far is to demonstrate that evolution happens for no reason at all. THAT is the only way to dislodge Natural Selection. 
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> My intent is not to get rid of NS at all. It certainly plays an important role, but it is not a driving force for evolution. All the aspects you discuss are the driving force, expecially the James Shapiro approach, whose book I'll soon be into.-I'm confused... -All of those things I discussed that drive evolution, are all things that provide selective pressure... which drives organisms to either adaption or extinction. -You've been saying all this time that Natural Selection isn't enough but if you agree that all of these other events are selective pressure...-Then Natural Selection really is king. As I once said, it's the filter that determines with finality what genes get to continue. I'm either completely missing your point or have no idea what I'm talking about.

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