Charles Darwin may have been a naturalist, but was not a scientist; at least not a competent theorist. "Evolution" is not a theory, but merely a tautology. Whatever survive is therefore "fittest".
Yes that is true! The one benefit of the lockdowns is removing old narratives I just went along with without thinking. I stumbled on this interview in late 2020. I think I have listened to it four times now as it was way over my head in the beginning. https://youtu.be/noj4phMT9OE.
What is interesting is that it was pre-lockdowns. David Gelernter was voicing concern that the ideology that captured the English departments (Marxism) would infect science. It is astounding that like the old 'frog in the water,' they were already enveloped by it.
Extending from change in beak size to alterations in number of chromosomes as the "same mechanism" seems a bit of a stretch. The Cambrian explosion would seem to entail some sort of intervention. While I won't rule out selective mutation to create new functional proteins, it can't be mere random mutation. Rather, incorporation and recombination of already-functional chains. How those were originally obtained remains in question.
I'm much older than you, Elizabeth, but I've never read Harry Potter. It just doesn't appeal to me, but I absolutely love the "Outlander" series. I guess it means I like some fantasy, but it needs to be logical fantasy. Maybe that explains why the current climate drives me batty - everything is totally illogical. Thankfully, I'm no one important and the inquisition hasn't made me recant, but that makes me grateful that I'm not another Galileo. And because I'm retired I don't have to sign up for virtue signaling of any kind. I don't and didn't wear a mask, I skipped the jab and all the refills, I know what a woman is and I don't participate in the illusions or delusions of others. And I'm extremely happy to read writers that are awake, not woke.
Charles Darwin may have been a naturalist, but was not a scientist; at least not a competent theorist. "Evolution" is not a theory, but merely a tautology. Whatever survive is therefore "fittest".
Yes that is true! The one benefit of the lockdowns is removing old narratives I just went along with without thinking. I stumbled on this interview in late 2020. I think I have listened to it four times now as it was way over my head in the beginning. https://youtu.be/noj4phMT9OE.
What is interesting is that it was pre-lockdowns. David Gelernter was voicing concern that the ideology that captured the English departments (Marxism) would infect science. It is astounding that like the old 'frog in the water,' they were already enveloped by it.
Extending from change in beak size to alterations in number of chromosomes as the "same mechanism" seems a bit of a stretch. The Cambrian explosion would seem to entail some sort of intervention. While I won't rule out selective mutation to create new functional proteins, it can't be mere random mutation. Rather, incorporation and recombination of already-functional chains. How those were originally obtained remains in question.
"Bist Du Freud?" - LOL! (LAL?)
I'm much older than you, Elizabeth, but I've never read Harry Potter. It just doesn't appeal to me, but I absolutely love the "Outlander" series. I guess it means I like some fantasy, but it needs to be logical fantasy. Maybe that explains why the current climate drives me batty - everything is totally illogical. Thankfully, I'm no one important and the inquisition hasn't made me recant, but that makes me grateful that I'm not another Galileo. And because I'm retired I don't have to sign up for virtue signaling of any kind. I don't and didn't wear a mask, I skipped the jab and all the refills, I know what a woman is and I don't participate in the illusions or delusions of others. And I'm extremely happy to read writers that are awake, not woke.
thank you for reading! I had to start a substack to give friends a break from my musings.