6 ms·
A whole LOT of time, a whole lot of space. So estimate 1 minor good random mutation per 10,000 population. Assume 1 major mutation per 1000 years, per 10,000
by sloaken 7y ago
A whole LOT of time, a whole lot of space.
So estimate 1 minor good random mutation per 10,000 population. Assume 1 major mutation per 1000 years, per 10,000 population.
- yters 7y agoThat's essentially the same kind of explanation as 'god did it'.
- cambalache 7y agoI dont know if you are being serious, but if you are, Dawkins books are pretty good (The blind watchmaker,or the Ancestors tale).
- yters 7y agoI will have to check them out, but I remember being unimpressed with the table of contents. Looks like it will be more handwaving.
- cambalache 7y agoAh OK, you are not being serious, fair enough. Magic god did it all.
- yters 7y agoI am being serious. I just purchased Dawkin's book "Blind Watchmaker". My point is no explanation should amount to "magic X did it" whether X is god, evolution, the earth spirit, aliens, etc. All the above are bad explanations. It is not scientific to substitute one bad explanation for another. The scientific approach is to say we don't know, and then look for a good explanation.