Tree of Life? Or an Orchard?
Introduction The theory of Evolution tells us that all of life on earth is descended from a single common ancestor. We see this symbolized by the tree of life. Further, natural selection, acting on random mutations, is the driver of this evolution from simple to complex. But as we...
Can Natural Selection and Mutations Really Be the Drivers of Long Term Evolution?
Introduction Actually, the short answer is no. I’m pretty sure that most people don’t know this. For evolution to be true, there must be some mechanism that adds new genetic information as life develops from simple to complex. But natural selection removes information, and mutations corrupt it. Darwin didn’t...