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

by David Turell , Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 15:10 (4663 days ago) @ dhw

The great question is how the bacterium managed to modify the protein, and that is the core of our disagreement. You "see no reason at all to assert that Natural Selection isn't enough", and yet even your own analysis of the case shows the vital role played by mutation. Without mutations (or changes of some kind) everything would remain exactly as it was, and there would be nothing for Nature to select from! 
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> In your post to Tony, you quite rightly emphasize that "Evolution is clearly more complex than pure random mutations." Yes indeed. And it is clearly more complex than Natural Selection, which does not CREATE anything.-Excellent analysis. NS is not a creator, but a judge for final outcomes. As to the question of how bacteria change: EPIGENETICS mechanisms.