Wagner's book (Introduction)

by dhw, (4354 days ago) @ David Turell

Many thanks for this review. Once again, you are providing us with a wonderful service, keeping us up to date with the latest theories. -In the context of our current discussion, I was naturally attracted to the theory that “gene circuits” do the hunting - “linked genes working with each other” - and his proposal that “the genome can self-organize”. Doesn't this tie in very neatly with the hypothesis that the genome contains the “brain” of the cell and is capable of cooperation with other genomes, leading to autonomous invention?-I really like the conclusion you have quoted: “We learn that life's creativity draws from a source older than life itself, and perhaps older than time.” May we infer from this that Wagner is an agnostic rather than the atheist you thought he was?

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