Garte: The Meaning of "Random" Mutation

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

@T_aquaticus

That is not the definition that biologists are using. For biologists, they are talking about the independence between the specific mutation the organism needs and the processes that cause mutations.

Notice, however, this has nothing to do with the term “random.” Random mutations can be independent or dependent on fitness. The problem is the metaphysical baggage imported into “random”, ignoring the actual mathematical definition which is metaphysically neutral.