The Circle of Life, or why Hamilton's rule is wrong.

[adriaanb]

Darwin's theory of evolution provides an elegant explanation for the diversity of life we see around us. The genes that code for every living organism sometimes encounter a mutation that proves viable and creates a slightly changed living organism. The accumulation of mutations and occasional speciation causes organisms to evolve and diverge in time, and this creates the great complexity and variety of life we see around us.

 

But gene mutations are rare events compared to the lifespan of a single organism. Genes use very effective mechanisms to prevent and correct errors in the copying of the genome. Life seems to get on just fine in the time it spends in between mutations. So while the theory of the evolution of life may explain the great diversity of life, it does not explain life itself. The theory of the evolution of life relies on the mutations of the gene. A theory of life should rely only on the gene, and this is a crucial difference.

 

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Work in progress. I will put the rest here later. Just trying to hear some initial reactions. Hamilton's rule tries to explain phenomena in life with the mechanism of evolution, which is a mistake.

 

Please read the full story here: ADRIAAN

[charles brough]

Really, it is hard to know what your point is. So, we all know---don't we?---that science has not yet been able to reproduce life. We do not know all about evolution. We do not have "perfect knowledge." What we have in evolution is the most accurate explanation of nature that has ever been devised and we are making it more accurate all the time.

 

That is good enough for me. Isn't it for others also?

 

Not only that but also we live in large social groups called nations and mega-nations such as Islam. Natural selection occurs between these huge groups. This is social evolution. (see the Atheistic Science Institute - home page . )

We are learning more all the time.

 

charles

[Tormod]

Work in progress. I will put the rest here later. Just trying to hear some initial reactions. Hamilton's rule tries to explain phenomena in life with the mechanism of evolution, which is a mistake.

 

Please read the full story here:

 

How come you post it as a WIP when the "full story" is posted on your blog? Please don't spam our boards with links to your blog. I appreciate your taking time to comment in the "Fashion" thread you created, but we really don't want to see all your blog entries end up as partial starts for new threads unless you intend to participate in each discussion, okay? :hyper: