Bacteria, God & Double Standards (Evolution)

by David Turell , Friday, July 10, 2015, 15:28 (3206 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: Just to clarify: if conditions are stable, I agree that cells/cell communities will fulfil their functions automatically. If conditions change, cells/cell communities will either have to change the manner in which they fulfil those functions (adaptation) or perish.-Agreed-> dhw: You believe adaptation is automatic (which I presume is why you object), but I think it is also possible that the cells/cell communities that survive have used their intelligence to make the adjustments. This possibility may also explain how some cells/cell communities exploit new conditions by inventing new functions (innovation).-As before, I do not think single cells have intelligence of their own but instead they are supplied in their DNA and epigenetic mechanisms with intelligent information that is used to create innovation, top down not bottom up.