Tom_McCabe2 comments on Natural Selection's Speed Limit and Complexity Bound - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tom_McCabe2 05 November 2007 12:52:08AM 0 points [-]

"But, more than half of mammals (in many, perhaps most, species) die without reproducing. Wouldn't this result in a higher rate of selection and, therefore, more functional DNA?"

"Yes, many mammals give birth to more than 4 children, but neither does selection perfectly eliminate all but the most fit organisms. The speed limit on evolution is an upper bound, not an average."