Quote:Why is it that it carries the second version of every gene that it doesn't use, and passes them on to its offspring? Shouldn't it, logically, only pass on the genes it is successfully utilizing, and that it has successfully tested?
Why? If some genes are not expressed, they are not detrimental to survival and reproduction. The're useless (most of the time) but they're not dangerous. Why shouldn't they be passed through generations? Remember evolution isn't designed to obtain the perfect genetic makeup (if such a thing existed).
Moreover, if the first version of a gene can't be expressed, there's always a second one. Which could be an advantage in limiting the effect of a lethal mutation. The offsprings of a parent who carries a defective gene and of a parent who doesn't still have chances of survival.
(Rhythm also explained why the evidence points towards robust genes as a reason for the development of sexual reproduction).
Quote:It is in fact not possible for asexual reproduction to be as fragile as you imagine it, because before life had sexual reproduction at all, asexual reproduction is all it had.
One word: parasites. When they appeared, they made asexual reproduction more fragile than it was before. Not to mention the fact the original sexual reproduction was confined to very specific ecological niches.
Quote:Are you trying to say that a multiverse self-created from gravity alone
Universes aren't created "from gravity alone".
Quote:But you're still left with the fact that you have something that specifically "allows" for life to exist
Your argument is the same that what a sentient puddle could think: that the terrain is shaped in order to accommodate for its existance. It's the other way around: the puddle is made by water which accommodates to the terrain.
Moreover, what "allows" for life to exist is simply the possibility that this universe exists. As I told you, with different rules we would have different results. It's not that the universe is tailored for life; life is tailored for the universe.
The water in a fish bowl adapts to the bowl, not the other way around.
