Evolution is learning

[Nine]

Of course you do because that's not true. Maybe this isn't either but it makes a lot more sense to me I can jolly well tell you.

What sense something makes has little impact on its truth or lack of truth. Something is true or untrue regardless of if it makes sense to us.

[Anomalocaris]

Just a theory that I've been working on which seems to fit in with the way the Cosmos/God works..

Just as a rat may take 10 minutes to learn how to navigate through a maze on one side of the world a totally unrelated rat on the other seems to navigate the same maze much faster I believe that evolution is not only guided by natural selection but also by lessons learned via the morphic resonance field.

So, when the universe was young, evolution may have taken far longer to produce a viable civilisation along with the higher complex life forms than it does now on a new planet orbiting a young star. This is because many of the 'lessons' for a successful ecosystem have already been established and the Cosmos/God remembers this and applies these lessons, where applicable, to the new world.

Thoughts?

I find no evidence of thoughts in your post.

[Neo-Scholastic]

In the appendix of "Darwin's Radio", Greg Bear referenced some research on the idea the evolution is learning. So there does seem to be suggestive scientific studies regarding a mechanism for generating new species. Natural selection adequately describes the winnowing process, but does not new species coming into being.

As for morphic resonance fields, are you refering to the work of Rupert Sheldrake?

[Napoléon]

Thoughts?

Sounds nuts to me.

[Phil]

Natural selection adequately describes the winnowing process, but does not new species coming into being.

Explain in scientific detail how natural selection does not account for speciation. Especially considering it has been seen in action.

[Welsh cake]

Thoughts?

Evolution is not a learning curve.

Evolution is not a ladder.

Reality is not a maze.

Reality has no goal or objective.

[Cyberman]

Shades of Lamarckism, maybe? Otherwise it might make for interesting sci-fi.

As others have pointed out, what you have is not at all a theory. Nobody's going to tell you not to pursue the idea, I suspect. Just bear in mind that coming up with a story that might explain something, however internally consistent and compelling, is not the end of the process; rather it's merely one way of taking that momentous first step in the investigative process. Next you need to devise some method of testing for the effect you propose, some way of removing ambiguity so you can home in on what is actually happening and what's causing it. Lather, rinse, repeat. Only when you have exhausted the possible avenues of enquiry will you have anything even superficially resemblilng a theory. After that comes Peer Review, in which your model is tested to destruction by others in the relevant fields. Eventually, all the ill-fitting bricks will have been knocked away and replaced by better-fitting ones. Congratulations, you're doing science.

[Neo-Scholastic]

Explain in scientific detail how natural selection does not account for speciation. Especially considering it has been seen in action.

Natural selection decides which traits best insure survival. It weeds out the weak or those not well suited to their niche. It's generally assumed that naturally occurring mutations supply new traits. But beneficial mutations are extremely rare. A mechanism is needed to bootstrap the process. The research I mentioned focuses on the possibility that viruses may play a role transporting 'wildcard" genetic information between existing species.

[Phil]

Explain in scientific detail how natural selection does not account for speciation. Especially considering it has been seen in action.

Natural selection decides which traits best insure survival. It weeds out the weak or those not well suited to their niche. It's generally assumed that naturally occurring mutations supply new traits. But beneficial mutations are extremely rare. A mechanism is needed to bootstrap the process. The research I mentioned focuses on the possibility that viruses may play a role transporting 'wildcard" genetic information between existing species.

You really have no idea what in scientific detail meant nor do you understand what it has been seen means. If you can't answer my question, do yourself a favor and shut up lest you make yourself look very stupid.

[Minimalist]

Thoughts?

Lunacy.