evolution is essentially a random process, and one that changes only generationally
Mutation and recombination can be random processes but evolution includes natural selection which is decidedly not random. Even in the case of mutation and recombination, genes have an influence on how often, where, and what type of changes happen. Just as evolution has no intrinsic purpose Nothing WANTS to evolve. Does a forest have a purpose? Or is it just a byproduct of trees and foliage...
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Mutation and recombination can be random processes but evolution includes natural selection which is decidedly not random. Even in the case of mutation and recombination, genes have an influence on how often, where, and what type of changes happen. Just as evolution has no intrinsic purpose Nothing WANTS to evolve. Does a forest have a purpose? Or is it just a byproduct of trees and foliage...