As far as the mechanics of organisms, Frank, you are spot on. One good study of The Blind Watchmaker will do wonders to clarify the thinking about the emergence of complexity and organization from apparently chaotic initial conditions.

I am tempted to write a sequel to Dawkins called "The Seeing Watch-User". There's an elephant on the living-room carpet which Dawkins most eloquently avoids. But the part that he addresses is beautifully done.

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