Science’s
theory of evolution purports to explain life and its historical dynamics in a
physics/material-only fashion. But this entails a broad reliance on DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid) for inheritance (and thus blueprints), which appears to
be implausible for a number of unusual innate behaviors. The immediate unfolding challenge, though, is that the
inheritance role is conveniently testable via searches for the DNA
origins of a number of human behavioral and health tendencies, and despite
enormous efforts those searches have thus far largely failed (i.e., the “absolutely
beyond belief” missing heritability problem). This existing case for DNA’s inadequacies will be
briefly reviewed herein. The subsequent main analysis considers some big
challenges facing DNA associated with some evolutionary dynamics—the acquisition
of color vision in primates; instinctive behaviors including the egg-laying practices
of emerald jewel wasps; kin selection; and our natural religious beliefs.
Together these challenges strongly suggest that the acceptance of DNA as the (complete) language of life was premature. The
haphazard and ambiguous nature of DNA/genetic specifications is very
unlikely to have provided a vehicle for the exacting blueprints required for
the many instinctive behaviors or capacities. Life appears to be more complex
than biologists believe. Two possible alternative explanations are briefly considered
in the wake of these discussions. Finally,
does anyone—beginning with academics—care about this unfolding
foundational failure?
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