Comment by esafak
2 days ago
That's what exploration looks like; mutation plus selection. I think you know this but consider exploration willful, perhaps?
2 days ago
That's what exploration looks like; mutation plus selection. I think you know this but consider exploration willful, perhaps?
Yes, that's it. I could have worded it better. My point was that it's random, evolution isn't a directed willful phenomenon but a consequence of the physical world/physics.