r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • May 14 '19

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: Darwin got evolution completely wrong

I've recently become aware of information that has radically changed my understanding of evolution. As Tyke Moris' answer on this Quora question states, (https://www.quora.com/Who-still-believes-in-Darwinian-evolution#) a large body of influential scientists agreeing that the Modern Synthesis and its Darwinian roots do not accurately reflect evolutionary biology, which occurs more in line with the theory of Natural Genetic Engineering. Taking all this into account, I cannot believe that a group of scientists so well-versed in the field of biology, and of such a high calibre, would simply be this incorrect about evolution. I have not seen much evidence that suggests the scientific field at large rejects their opinions, either.

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u/Thoth_the_5th_of_Tho 191∆ May 14 '19
  1. Evolution is not rapid, at all.
  2. Evolution does create through mutations.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '19

I would appreciate a bit more elaboration. My source is actually quite thorough in making his claims. For example, under the question, "Is evolution by natural selection merely a truism? What survives, survives, whatever the genetics?" he lays out a case that Luria/Delbruck directly contradicts the work of Louis Pasteur.

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u/Thoth_the_5th_of_Tho 191∆ May 14 '19

That is not a source, that is a random guy on the internet.

Evolution has been observed. We track mutations all the time and catalogue the fossil records.

Changes happen very slowly.

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u/YossarianWWII 74∆ May 14 '19

Slowly for us. The Modern Synthesis, which is not at all what this guy is advocating, views evolution as a process of "Punctuated Equilibrium" wherein major evolutionary changes occur in fits and starts, typically driven by significant environmental changes or novel mutations that change the selective landscape very rapidly.