Jody Zanot MillerAs Darwin himself never tired of pointing out…well, actually, as Miller explains, he did tire of pointing out ...that natural selection is not the only mechanism of evolution. Other forces driving nonadaptive evolution change include mutations that might increase the growth rate of several tissues or organs at once. So it is with the evolution of the human brain—which gave rise to the human mind. Whether the consciousness, reason, and awareness displayed by humans beings are the telos, the goal of the universe, I cannot say. Miller believes that science will eventually explain in more detail how human consciousness arises from the workings of the brain.

Source: Forbes May 06, 2018 14:48 UTC