Comments on: CCET – 4: Random Nature http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/01/ccet-6-random-nature/ driven by curiosity, guided by rationality Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Andrew http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/01/ccet-6-random-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-2480 Andrew Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:57:10 +0000 http://evolvingmind.info/blog/?p=1024#comment-2480 Mike - I share your frustration. Thanks for the comment. Mike -

I share your frustration. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Mike Haubrich, FCD http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/01/ccet-6-random-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Mike Haubrich, FCD Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:56:08 +0000 http://evolvingmind.info/blog/?p=1024#comment-2475 It seems to me that abiogenesis is poorly understood, and I have been frustrated by evolution's defenders who say that "Evolution starts with the first life." As you point out, there is no easy way to make a solid enough definition of where life begins and protolife ends. I don't see how the process was anything other than the same sorts of selection and flow that we still see in evolution today. There may even have been many false starts over the course of millions of years before life finally and irreversibly took hold. This is an excellent rejoinder to the "random" strawman. It seems to me that abiogenesis is poorly understood, and I have been frustrated by evolution’s defenders who say that “Evolution starts with the first life.” As you point out, there is no easy way to make a solid enough definition of where life begins and protolife ends.

I don’t see how the process was anything other than the same sorts of selection and flow that we still see in evolution today. There may even have been many false starts over the course of millions of years before life finally and irreversibly took hold.

This is an excellent rejoinder to the “random” strawman.

]]> By: Carnival of Evolution #8 (Part Two) - Biochemicalsoul http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/01/ccet-6-random-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-2470 Carnival of Evolution #8 (Part Two) - Biochemicalsoul Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:23:56 +0000 http://evolvingmind.info/blog/?p=1024#comment-2470 [...] the arguments will continue to spew forth. Luckily The Evolving Mind is there as the Clever Criticisms of Evolution arise – criticisms that aren’t so clever that he [...] [...] the arguments will continue to spew forth. Luckily The Evolving Mind is there as the Clever Criticisms of Evolution arise – criticisms that aren’t so clever that he [...]

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