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"In order to show that there is an evolutionary process that goes beyond of what is transmitted by genes you first have to show empirically that the respective
by edblarney 10y ago
"In order to show that there is an evolutionary process that goes beyond of what is transmitted by genes you first have to show empirically that the respective information is transmitted non-genetically, "
Where did you learn to speak English?
Where did you learn to read and write?
Where did you learn Math?
Where did you learn how to eat, run, catch a ball?
You learned those things from your social environment - those are bit of knowledge that are handed down from generation to generation and 100% affect your ability to survive and thrive in your environment.
You're a living example of how 'information is passed non-genetically' - there's no need to do an experiment to show how that is done, it'd be like doing an experiment to see if the sun rises tommorow.
Social information is absolutely passed down from generation to generation, and this affects how species adapt to their environment and thus which genes are passed. This is obvious, there's no way to contend that, really.