[extropy-chat] More irriducible complexity and ID

[David]

Kurt Schoedel wrote:
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> The conventional theory of evolution (the idea that evolution is driven 
> by random mutations) does have flaws in it. There is new research in 
> molecular biology that suggests that evolution may, in fact, be "self-
> directed". This would explain why the rate of evolution has increased 
> along with the increasing complexity of life forms. A good website for 
> this idea is www.darwingenome.info.
> 
> Kurt Schoedel
> MetaTechnica

Evolution is not self-directed.
There may be a type of meta-evolution where having a high mutation
rate is an advantage, and hence selected for, but there is absolutely
no direction to that mutation on any level.
Any apparent direction is caused by selection of what works.
(or more accurately - deselection of what doesn't work)