Part 4/7:
Challenging the Idea of Randomness in Evolution
The discussion also critiques the popular view that evolution is fundamentally a random process. The speaker argues that this perspective misunderstands what randomness entails within a system. When someone claims evolution is entirely random, they often fail to recognize that randomness is defined from outside the system.
Within the system—such as the biological evolution of life on Earth—patterns, constraints, and systemic laws influence outcomes. To truly determine whether something is random, one must look from outside the system, which is impossible when one is immersed within it.