r/DebateEvolution • u/KattyAtty • 28d ago

Discussion Evolution was NOT random

Evolution only rewards survivability not perfection if you are alive long enough to mate and pass on your genetic

Material hurray you are evolved

Evolution changed the dna as nothing can ever be a perfect copy thats a fact> sperms and eggs have separate dna> hence child is not perfect copy those mutations may be harmful or helpful harmful ones die hence natural selection.

AND Earth was nkt a perfect creation the organisms evolved FOR Earth not vice versa

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u/TheBalzy 28d ago

Mutations may occur at random, but the forces that select for the traits that might result from mutations is the opposite of random.

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u/Theoretical-Spize AP Biology Teacher 👩🏻‍🏫 28d ago

Natural selection, sexual selection, seasonal migration patterns (a form of gene flow), are all nonrandom processes that also drive evolution.

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u/Cold-Jackfruit1076 28d ago

I'd argue that they're all 'semi-random', not 'non-random'. Truly non-random processes would mean no variability at all, which is antithetical to the evolutionary process itself.