# Perry Marshall: What is Random?

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/perry-marshall-what-is-random/1419>\
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**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/perry-marshall-what-is-random/1419 "2018-08-30T22:20:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/perry-marshall-what-is-random/1419/112 "2018-12-16T18:10:58Z")

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> [@Mercer](#):
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> > They are not random with respect to fitness.
> 
> Please do elaborate.

Just read here: [Mutation is Biased Towards Fitness](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/mutation-is-biased-towards-fitness/1684).

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