Ed Leafe wrote: > On Dec 21, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > > The phrase "survival of the fittest" is not an accurate description > of Evolution by Natural Selection.
I thought so. Never read the theory and hoped to be enlightened. > Probability plays a big part in this, as the rate of mutations, > their location, and their results is completely random. It is only > the extremely rare mutation out of the millions that occur that > produces a viable new gene, and even rarer that such a change helps > the organism to reproduce more efficiently than those without it. > But surely Evolution does not only state that there exists genetic mutation? Once you accept the existence of genetic mutation the rest is just Lachesis and Atropos doing their work, no mystery there, those who survive are the 'fittest' because we define 'fittest' as 'those who survive'. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
