The use of logic in establishing truths

Hi Lucy,
I think the point about randomness that is relevant here is more that there is no predetermined outcome and no deliberate causal agency making a decision. Mutation is random but that doesn't mean that it has no cause. I'm no expert, but I think I'm right in saying that free radicals hitting the body can cause mutations. It is random, but there is still a cause. Random does not mean without cause.
Hope this helps.

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Mutate and Survive

That is not what I said. What exactly do you mean by smokescreen? Are you suggesting some sort of conspiracy or something?

Echo what Bluegenes says.
I can only reiterate that no random mutation is without cause. I mentioned free radicals as one cause, maybe better qualified members can provide a fuller explanation.
Randomness does not imply immunity to cause and effect.

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Mutate and Survive