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Does random mutation mean a mutation that has no cause? Or is the mutation "random" because you are ignorant of its cause?
Any mutation has a cause if you consider that there will be some chemical or mechanical agents involved-- poisons or radiation or such. The argument over 'random' vs. 'non-random' is really about whether the mutation is directed toward an end or not. In other words, when we roll a die does a six come up by chance or is some force acting to make that six come up. Maybe this is what you meant, but I want to be clear.
With this is mind, a mutation would be random-- undirected toward an end-- if it follows no pattern. It is a statistical calculation. Is is really really really 'random' in the great scheme of things? Who knows? But to make the claim that it is not random one needs to show a pattern and a mechanism, neither of which PeterB has done. I was so hoping that you could explain, but I guess that isn't likely.
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the observation that women are more emotional than men is, well, science.
Don't try to hide behind to claim that your prejudice -- apparent if not actual-- is science. You called Page a girl, just as the little ten year olds do when trying to upset my step-son.
Men and women are conditioned to express different emotions. Men are conditioned to suppress affection and express agression. Women are the reverse. Women are not more emotional than men. And men are damn sure not more rational.
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