What Was Before ' the Beginning '....?

[Fidel_Castronaut]

A great deal of evolution is reductive- resident genomes like those of mitochondria and chloroplasts are excellent examples. There is simply no doubt that genomes can and do evolve reductively, especially in mutualistic relationships. Just STOP with the "upward evolution" thing already. It's embarrassing.

I think he's pretty much going to carry on regardless of what we say. Unfortunately.