Denis Noble is WRONG About Evolution

Denis Noble, Oxford physiologist, has been all over YouTube spreading misinformation and confusion about the current status of evolutionary biology. He and his colleagues promote what they call the "Third Way of Evolution," which they see as overturning so-called Neo-Darwinism. In this video, we cover all of their major arguments - from the role of non-genetic inheritance in evolutionary theory, to concepts of agency, purpose, and teleonomy in biology, "natural genetic engineering," and more. Ultimately, we conclude that the Third Way is neither a novel paradigm nor a serious challenge to the existing one. Support the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1NB6UQHUYAJQO?ref_=wl_share YT videos referenced: https://youtu.be/MJqUeJOjc0c https://youtu.be/8zIWf-dd398 https://youtu.be/tfMMuI7rQ8E https://youtu.be/ve-mE4ezU6M https://youtu.be/JHWmokGr6W8 https://youtu.be/K-U-ZB3yHK4?si=kAahlwXw0pDguH8Q https://youtu.be/dCLRKP9NW8I?si=MHSRLTaBT0XyX2JG https://youtu.be/DT0TP_Ng4gA?si=CF391J3LIBqoaroi https://youtu.be/hIAFSgISuHQ?si=3q1loTvczD6qMWAR Articles: Noble, D., Noble, R., Corning, P. A., Kauffman, S. A., Shapiro, J. A., Vane-Wright, R. I., & Pross, A. (2023). How purposive agency became banned from evolutionary biology. Evolution “On Purpose”. Teleonomy in living systems, 221-235. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12304-021-09405-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12304-022-09509-4 Shapiro, J. A. (2011). Evolution: a view from the 21st century. Pearson education. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00133714 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2864 https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae170 https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.114.173492 https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2024/06/14/evolution-may-be-purposeful-and-its-freaking-scientists-out/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/scientists-seek-to-update-evolution-20161122/ https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22028-9_11