[MD] The freedom allowing discordant mutations and disordered environmental changes.

[David Harding]

Hi all,

To me you all seem to be arguing over the colour of the two 
coloured apple. Some are seeing the green side and shouting 
IT'S GREEN, while others are seeing just the red side and 
shouting, IT'S RED!

Because he's just so popular around here (sarcasm 
intended), I'll use Platts comments to show my view.

"Balance and harmony sounds lovely. But evolution goes 
nowhere without discordant mutations and disordered 
environmental changes."

If they are actual improvements, then doesn't a good 
improvement show the underlying balance and harmony of all 
things?  Why do these words sound so 'lovely' as Platt puts 
it? I think because they're good things. They describe the 
good.

There can be beauty to a discordant mutation and disordered 
environmental change.  That beauty is the *new* harmony and 
balance created. 'Discordant mutations and disordered 
environmental changes' are descriptions of the new, better 
patterns created, only if you compare them to the old 
patterns. If there isn't any underlying harmony or balance 
within the discordant mutations then evolution goes nowhere 
and chaos is the result.

The same freedom (A thing Platts big on I'm sure), that 
allows new discordant mutations and disordered 
environmental changes with a balance and harmony of their 
own is the same freedom that allows for equally 
unattractive, 'chaotic' discordant mutations and disordered 
environmental changes.

The more freedom you have the greater the variation.  Too 
much freedom and chaos is the result as most seem to be 
trying to emphasize.  Too little freedom and nothing 
improves and there aren't many 'discordant mutations and 
disordered environmental changes', or enough to cause much 
of a stur, as Platt points out.

So instead of arguing and saying it's all CHAOS, and 
another team arguing and saying it's all BALANCE, can't we 
please be kind MOQites and accept things as they are. 
*Both* balance and chaos are needed. That's just how things 
are.

Cheers,

David.