(September 10, 2013 at 6:24 am)Tonus Wrote: As I understand it, Esq is saying that the evolution of organisms occurs as a result of numerous successive mutations. That's not at odds with what I am saying, which is that those mutations do not all have to be "positive" or beneficial and that changes that are not beneficial will not automatically lead to the extinction of a species. Or the immediate extinction, anyway.
Yes on the first count, and we've both been saying the second thing. Drich is just a little hard of understanding when it comes to things he doesn't want to be true.
Dishonest presuppositions will do that to a person.
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