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Natural selection does not generate new genes/species
Natural selection adds no new genetic information
as it only deals with the passing on of genes/traits already
present and it will be pointed out genetics cannot account for
the generation of new species/genes as it is claimed the
generation of new genes [via mutation] is a random process
due to radiation, viruses, chemicals etc and genetic cannot
account for these process happening as they are out side the
scope of genetics physics, chaos theory etc may give some
explanation but genetics cant

Logik wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:29 am The premise is flawed.

Yes. genetic variance is the product of chaos/entropy (call it whatever you wish).

Natural selection is the process by which genes are removed from the cohort.

Natural selection is not "selective" in that it targets any particular genes. It just randomly wipes out populations.

Those which survive, are by definition the ones we observe. Quite literally survivorship bias.