Dr. David Berlinski: Random Mutations (Clip 7)

The producers of the critically-acclaimed documentary "Icons of Evolution" sat down for an interview with Dr. Berlinski. This is a clip from that interview.

David Berlinski was raised in New York City, educated at Columbia College and recieved his Ph.D in philosophy from Princeton University. He later became a Fellow of the Faculty in Mathematics and a Post Doctoral Fellow in molecular biology at Columbia University.

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[TheLogic1010]

Evolution theory a fake science belief system will one day be history. When that day comes, a new breed of scientists will promote a true scientific theory that has standing and respect. We can only wait!

[TheAtheologian]

First I saw this and I was like what, how can you be so wrong?

Then i realised, simple misunderstanding, Natural seletion is the engine of evolution, random mutations are the means from which this can occur.

Natural selection is how you can make something "better" through evolution.

[Entropy56]

I would love to see David with long hair, a beard, and John Lennon glasses.

[gregrutz]

@Onieracraft So Darwin wrote 'Origin of Species by means of mutations'' Mutation provide the variation in species, Natural selection is the 'engine of evolution''

Mr. Butinski is paid by the Discovery Inst. to make up crap. He has never had a job as a scientist.

[Onieracraft]

@gregrutz

Do you freaking know what an engine is? he didn't say mutations ARE evolution, he said mutations are the ENGINE of evolution. He was a post doctorate fellow in Molecular biology at Columbia University, what are your qualifications since you aspire to instruct him?

Finally he isn't a creationist, he is a universal skeptic and a secular Jew.

[ttcmp0]

As before in this searies, Berlinski takes an _overly_ simplified example of mutating computer software.

Also, the evidence he is basicly asking for would take thousands of years to produce. Yes, we have millions of species to look at, but are we really, and have we, been measuring DNA mutations in most of them ever since DNA was thought to matter in these things (last 50 years or so)? I would not think so. I'm not familiar with current data, but it sure is going to be better in just 10 years.

[gregrutz]

@Markus77x7 Yes, evolution requires variation [random mutations] and Natural Selection to work, thanks for pointing that out.

[Markus77x7]

Random mutations are the engine of evolution. Not natural selection which can only select from existing information.

[gregrutz]

Because Mutations are not the ''engine of evolution'' That is only one part. Creatards can't put 2+2 together and understand evolution.

[gregrutz]

@karamarouge ''Unless you are implying that the humans had two ancestors''

Yes, we did. Humans are Homo Sapians / Apes / monkeys / primates / mammals / tetrapods / cordates/...

They are all our ancestors.