If evolution is a result of random combinations, how do we explain birds talking?
To previous responders: 1) Evolution is not a fact. Fossils are facts. Anatomy is a fact. Evolution is a theory. (A very, very well supported theory.) 2) Evolution is partly random. Selection is a non-random process, but evolution and selection are not equivalent concepts. Evolution is any change in allele frequencies in a population over time. Those canges can be caused by artificial selection (non-random), natural selection (non-random), genetic drift (random), bottling effects (random), founder effects (random), and other factors. 3) Whether birds are “talking” or “mimicking” is irrelevant in WorkForTruth’s question. WFT could have asked the same question about chimpanzees, who can learn communication behaviors much more complicated than simple mimicry. The central issue is not “talking” vs. “mimicking”. More essential are the issues of “genetic” vs. “phenotypic” and “individual” vs. “population”. To WorkForTruth: Now, on to your question. (I thought that secretsauce already did a g
