The Scientific Alternative to Neo-Darwinian Evolutionary

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Dr.A .EW.il der-Smith
The ScientiAflitce rnative
toN eo-Darwinian
EvolutionaTryh eory:
InformationSo urces
& Structures
TheS cientific
Atlernative
toN ee-Darwinian
EvolutiTohneaorryy
DrA.. E .W ilder-Smith
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oft heD arwiniafnr ameworikst hatw,i tahl ilt dse ficienctiheeDs a,r winimaond eli ss til!
theo nlmyo delo fe volutieovne prr oposewdh ichi nvokewse ll-underspthoyosdi caanld
naturaplr ocessaesst hec ausaalg encioefse volutioncahrayn geC.r eationtihseto ries
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modem understandionfgh ereditayn,d no caseh as everb eeno bservedo ft he
inheritaonfca ec quircehda racterisatnidsc asl; tatiomnoadle losf e voluticoannn ever
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trulsyc ientitfhieco ryo fe volutiIotnw .a st hel acokf a nyo bvioussc ientiaflitce rnative
whichw aso neo fi tgsr eaatt tractiiontn hse n ineteenctehn turayn dh asr emaineodn t
ofi tesn durinsgt rengtehvse sri nc1e8 59.R ejecDta rwinisma ndt heries i,n e ffectn,c
scientific otfeh veoolruyt ion."
MichaeDle nton, Evolutioan :The ory tn CrtsiBsurn,e tt BooksT,h e HutchinsoPnu blishing
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altematitvoDe a rwinisTmh.e t hesiasd vancehde rei nvolvtehset odawye luln derstoo,
scienti"ffiacc tIo"rd evelopebdy Shannona nd Weaveri nt heidre velopmeon t
1
InformatThieoonr y.F acto"rI i"s l ackintgo talilnDy a rwiniaTnh eory.
1 See" MathematiocfCs o mmunicatioCnl"a,u dEe. S hannona nd W. WeaverTile,
MathematicTileaolry ofC ommunicatioUnn.i versiotyfI llinPoriess sU.r bana/Chicago/
London1,9 71.
". .T.o thet hesiso fD arwiniaenv oluti.o.nh. a sb eena ddeda new cladistic
antitheswihsi chs ayst hatth es earcfho ra ncestoirssa foole'rsr an.d." .
Thompson K.1 9(8 1·)A R adicLoaol ka tF ish-TetraRpeodl ationshPipasl"e,o biol7o:1gy5, 3 1-56,
p.1 53.Ci tefdr omM .D entonE,vo lutionA: Theoriyn C risisB,u rnettB ooks,L ondon,p .1 39.
"Chancaen dd esiganr ea ntithetciocnacle ptasn.d t hed ecliinner eligiboeulsi ef
canp robablbyea ttribumtoerde t ot hep ropagatiaonnda dvocacbyy t hei ntellectual
ands cientciofmimcu nitoyft heD arwinivaenr sioofnev olutiotnh ant oa nyo thesri ngle
factor."
"Iwta sb ecausDea rwiniatnh eorbyr okmea n'sl inwki thG oda nds eth ima drift
ina cosmosw ithouptu rposoer e ndt hati tsi mpacwta ss of undmaentalN.o other
revolutiionnm odem times( witthh ep ossiblexec eptioonf t heC opernican)s o
profoundalfyf ecttehdew aym en viewed themsealnvdet sh eiprl acien t heu niverse."
MichaeDle ntonE,vo lutioAn :T heoriyn C risiBsu.rn ettB ooksLo,n don W.1.E,ng land1,9 85.
pp.6 6-67.
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orb elievienra ltematirveel igitoonq su estiotnh eK oran.B utt heilri vifnagi t(ha s
opposetdo f anaticihsams)t oa largexet ente vaporatjeuds ta se ffectiavse tlhye
erstwhiClher istifaani tohfL ondono rN ewY ork.T hisd ecliinnet heM uslimf aitihs
probabltyo b e attributteodt heD arwiniatnh eoryo fE volutiaonnd itsva rious
outworkinagmso ngt hee ducatecdl assmeosr et hant oa nyo thesri nglef actor."
ALD. professaotr H aceteppUen iversity, ATnkuarrkae,y .
"Nos pecies bceac no nsideraendc estrtaoal n yo the.r ." .
BeverlHya lstea"dH,a slteadD'esf encAeg ainsItr relevan.cN ya"t ure2,9 2:4 03-404,
(1981).
Tableo fC ontents
Foreword. .................................... .........................................
Introducti.o.n. ........................................................ ..L..x.. ........
PART I
ChapterI: PrinciploefsC reativity
Some BasiCco nsiderati.o.n.s. .......................... ..................................
The biologiOcragla nisamn d theM achineD.a vid
............. .......... .............. ...............2... . .. .............. ....
Hume'sO bjections
ApparenEtx ceptiotnosS ectioIn. ..... ................. ............ .... .......... . ..4.. . .
Time, Creativaintdyt heE volutioofnM achine
. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..6 .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Structure
InfinitTiem e andi nfiniQtuea ntao fI nformation.
InorganiMca tter. ........................... ........... . . .............. ..... ... ...... ...9. ...
The HybridizatoifIo nnf ormatiwoint hM attearn d
10
itCso nnectiwoint ht heD efinitioofnt heT erm" Miracle"
ChapterI I: Primary and SecondarIyn formatioann d its
SourcesT.h e Origiann d Developmenotf t hev on
Neumann Machinee xcludinCgo nciousness
15
TheoreticCaoln siderations
16
Actuaaln dP otentiIanlf ormation
SomeF urtheDre taiolns t heA ctuaIln formation
22
requirfeodr t heS ynthesoifsv onN eumannM achines
The vonN eumannM achinaen dt heP henomenoonf
. . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .2 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consciousne.s s
Accountifnogr t heO rigionf I nformati-oCno upled
withD imensioThne ory ... ................ .......................... ......... . ..2...7. . ... ...
PART ll
ChapterI l:lM a terialiasnmd i tsR elationshtiopI nformation
35
MaterialiasnmdP ositivism
Scientiafnidcd ialectMiactaelr ialism 37
Communisma nd positiviIsdteiocl ogy 39
The Effectivenoefs pso litiDciaall ectaincd of
NaturaSle lectio..n.. ......... .......... ............ ..... .... ....... . . ......... ... ....... ... .. .4 2
ChapteIrV : Materialiisnmt he Lighto f Modem Physical
Research
Factorwsh ichh avel edt ot heA bdicatioofnS cientific
. .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.. 7.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Materiali.s m
RecenDte velopmenInt sA stronomayn dt heV alidity
..................................... .4... ...7. . ....... ...............
ofS cientiMfaitce rialism
50
LighRte fractiaonndG ravitation
ChapteVr: E volutionaTryh eoryAb,i ogenesiasn dE volutive
Speciation
The IrrelevaanncdeI mpotencoefE volutionThaeryo ryi n
. . . . . . .... .. .. ..5 9.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . .
MatterosfE xperimentAabli ogenes.i s
.......6.4. ......
Attemptastt heS ynthesoifsL ifien v itro... ...................... ..
65
The ArthuKro rnberga ndt heSo l SpiegelmSaynn theses
PARTID
ChapteVIr :T heO rigionf t heG enetiCco de:a nA lternative
View
73
The Naturoef t heG enetiCco de
CarlS agan'asn do therVsi'e wso nE xtrTae rrestrial
. . . 79
IntelligeintcsFe a,l sificaotrVi oenr ificat.i...o...n.. ........ ...... .... .......
ETI
andi tVse rificatiitoCsno :n sequencfeosr D arwinian
83
Theory ...................................................... ......................................
ChapteVrI :IO rigiann dF unctioonf I nformatiionnAb iogenesis
andE volutiSvpee ciation: AnacnideM notd em Wisdomo n
theS ixD ayso fC reatioann dt heA geo ft heE arth
InformatTihoen orasy theD ecisiFvaec toNre gatitnhge D arwinian
..... ..8.7. ..
EvolutionCaornyc epbtu tS uggestian Sgc ientiAflitce rnativ. e
. ................ . ...9..4.. ..
The Alchemisatnsd Th eirI nvestigati.o...n...s.. .......
HindranceSst andinign thew ay of theD evelopment
ofN ew Theorieosf A biogenesainsdo fE volutiSvpee ciation 96
Ancienatn dM odem WisdomC oncernintgh eS ixD ays
. .......... . ... ............ ..... ............ .............. ....... . .... ........ 100
ofC reatio.n. .......
Mechanismosf T ransfoefrF acto"r!"a tt heH ybridization
..........1.0.3. .............
withM atteIrn B iologya ndT heiRre lationsthoi" pt "
.. ... ...... .1.0.6. ..
The Ageo ft heU niversteh,eSo larS ystema ndt heE arth.
ChapterV II:I M aterialilsnm t heL ighto fa nA nalogya nds ome
PracticEaxla mples
Flatlaanndd I tEsn vironment 109
A Disquieting IEnvF elnatt land 110
Dr.A lbertuZsw eistelnVuiss·ia tn dV erdicotn tbeR ecent
HappeningIsnF latlan.d... ...................................................... ........... 114
Dr.A lbertuZsw eistelnVuise·w so n tbeN aturoef
Dimensionasn dR ealit. y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some PurelyT heolgoicaClo nsequencoefsD r.Z weistelnus·
Conjuratio.n...s.. .............................................................................. 123
Addendum...................................1.3.1. .....................................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would liket ot hankt hes tafaft TW FT fori ts
efficiehnetl pd urintgh ep roductioofnt hisb ook.
Withoutth eihre lpt hep rojecwto uldn ever have
materialized.
MessrsJ.i mJ ohnsona ndP errSyh ermanh ave made
manyh elpfsuulgg estiobnost h with rteogt ahretd e xt
andt hev ariougsr aphsa nds etu p thec omputertso
printth el atter.
And lasbtu tn otl easmty. goodw ifBee atew,h o spent
manyw eeksa nalyzianngd c orrecttihnegt exotf t he
manuscripWti.t houhte rh elpl ittwloeu ldh aveb een
achieviendt hesmea tters.
Foreword
Some two hundryeeda rsa got herrea geda fiercceo ntroverisny
scienticfiircc lceosn cerningt hev alidiotyr n on-validoiftt hyep hlogiston
theoroyfc ombustioPnr.i estlaetty h.a tti mea recognizaeudt horiotyn t his
subjecwta.s m oreo rl espsr essuriendt loe aviEnngg lanfdo Arm ericjau st
on accounotf h isa dherencteo t hep hlogiston thHeeo rreym.a ineidn
Americuan tihli sd eatht heraen dn everc hangehdi so pinioanb outt he
validiotyft het heoryH.e stuctko h isg unse vena fteLarv oisiearn do thers
hads hownb yt heu seo ft heb alancteh aPtr iestlpehyl'osg istioftnh.e theory
wasc orrecmtu.s th avea negatiwveei ght!
Ith adl ongb eenk nownt hati fz incm etalw ash eatetdo r ednesist
bumed witha brillifalnatm ew.h icho bservatiwaosni nterprebtye tdh e
adherenotfst hep hlogisttohne ortyob ed uet ot hee scapoefp hlogisftroonm
thez incd uringc ombustionTh.e resultiwnhgi ter esidulee fatf ter
combustiwoans k nown asc aloxf z incA.c corditnogt hep hlogisttohne ory.
zincca lwxa st henz inmci nusp hlogistThoant. i sm,e tallziicn= c caloxf z inc
minusp hlogistwohni.c hl atteesrc apeddu rincgo mbustioPnh.l ogiston
made.a si tw eret.h ef lam-eonec oulevde n "see"i te scapibnygw atching
thef lamdeu rincgo mbustion!
Furtheerx perimenbtosr eo utt hiisn terpretaotfti hoenf actsF!o rif.
caloxf z inwca sh eatewdi tahs ubstanrciec ihn p hlogisttohne.ns omeo ft he
phlogistiontn h apth logistroincs hu bstanwcaes t ransfertroet dh ec aloxf
zinct oy ielzdi ncb acka gain.S o thep hlogiston interpretthaet ion of
experimentfaalc twsa s" clinched".
Phosphorussh ows the same behavior.F or phosphoruosn
combustion loaslelse.g edlpyh.l ogistfoonr mintgh erebayn acid-
phosphoroaucsi dT.h usp hosphorucso nsisotfsa cidp lusp hlogiston!
Ther easlt atoef a ffaiwrass .o fc oursei.n vertbeyd t hep hlogiston
interpretaotfci oomnb ustiexonp erimentTsh.e a llegleods osf p hlogiston
durincgo mbustiwoans .i nf actth.e g aionf o xygen.I th adb eenk nowns ince
thes ixteenctehn turyt hatth ec aloxf a metawla sa lwayhse avietrh ant he
metailt seslhfo.w intgh ati.ft hep hlogisttohne oroyfc ombustiwoans t rue.
thent hep hlogistaolnl egedelsyc apindgu rincgo mbustiomnu sth avea
negatiwveei ghfto.r t hem etawla sl ighttehra nt hec alxW.h en phlogiston
wasc ombinewdi tht hec altxo g ivteh em etalt.h el attweeri ghelde stsh an
thec alxL!a voisiaenrd o therssh owedt hatt hea llegleods osf p hlogiston
durincgo mbustiowna s.i nf acat gaino fo xygen and thatt hiso xygen
producetdh ei ncreased weoiftg hhect a lx.
Oxygenwa s theng enerataesda g asa ndd ulyw eighed. Neetdols easys
its howeda h ealthpyo sitiwveei ghtth.u su tterly discrtehdewi htoilnbega sis
oft hep hlogisttohne orwyh.i chh adh elds ways ol ongin t hes cientiwfoircl d
ofe xperiment.
ButP riestwlaesyj usats u tteraldya manta sw ast heL avoisipearr ty.
He (Priestdlieeyda) s a na rdentth.o ugfhr ustrateemdb.i tterperdo tagonist
oft hep hlogisttohne oroyfc ombustioHno.w evert.h ey oungegre neration
begang radualtloyb e c onvincbeydt hef orcoef e :xperimeanntd b yt heu se
oft heb alanceP.r iestlienya'bsi ltiot ys hahpies t heories accotroed vienrg
advancinegx perimenftaaclt hsa da pparentilnyc apacitahtiestd h ought