Friday, March 8, 2013

Thoughts on Evolution

For evolution to be possible, several things would have to be true. Firstly, changes in chromosome number should not affect organism compatibility for reproduction. Secondly, gene mutations must necessarily be dominant, useful, and compatible with natural selection. Finally, all organisms must be hermaphrodites. The only other possibility that does not preclude evolution is this: two organisms have exactly the same mutation/chromosomal change at the same point in time such that their reproductive cycles match; furthermore those two orgasms must be present together such that mating can occur and offspring be produced. The gene itself must maintain dominance - if it is recessive, it will be wiped out of the pool after less than a few generations of reproduction (granting that this gene does/does not interfere with intercompatibility of mating within the previous species or the ’new’ species created). The probability of all these factors coming together is so slim, that it is far more believable to create in a knowledgeable being outside of nature that would orchestrate such developments such that they would be possible or probable.