Posted: Feb 27, 2012 6:07 pm
Matt_B wrote:JoeB wrote:It seems their entire argument comes down to their idea that no new (genetic) information is created through evolution. Is this correct? (I assume not, just checking as I'm no biologist).
It's totally incorrect. New genes, containing new information, are constantly being created by mutations. Their argument rests entirely on the idea that this doesn't really count as information because the mutation process is essentially random. However, the process of natural selection that decides which genes ultimately survive certainly isn't random so even that argument is a hollow one.
Exactly. If you randomly toss a bunch of randomly sized beads onto a grate (natural environment) only the ones small enough or shaped appropriately will pass through (natural selection) therefor the process is no longer random.
The natural environment imparts information into genetic code through mutation and natural selection.