The normal understanding of evolution is that it proceeds through random mutations imparting an advantage to individual members of a species who are then able to leverage that advantage to more success than their fellows, thus passing the mutation on. The trouble with that theory is that if it’s the case that mutants are constantly being produced, and constantly being more successful, you would expect to see a steady progress to evolution. A particular species would progress with each generation without interruption. However, evolution does not work like that. It moves forward in fits and spurts. Quantum steps, not steady rotations of the wheel. What happens is that the mutants are always present to some degree in each species’ pool of potential. Each species is always under exposure to mutagens in the form of cosmic radiation and fluctuations in cell … Continue reading
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