Bolder-dash writes:
Remember, each of the steps have to be significant enough to allow some type of reproductive advantage.
Not really. Disadvantageous mutations will be selected
out but benign mutations don't have to be selected
in.
Bolder-dash writes:
Go back in time, anywhere along the progression of this feature, and show how it is useful, all along its path to full functionality.
Again, it doesn't have to be "useful" at every step. As long as it isn't too detrimental to survival, it can exist for generations without any clear "usefulness".
Stop trying to be clever and try to understand the basic principles first.
Edited by Ringo, : Turned an advantage into a disadvantage.
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