Re:Deep deep flaws in the analogy (Score 2, Informative)

Y'all should go read the original material by Woese (& Goldenfeld) before making asinie statements about science you clearly don't understand. Though, a large part of that is because Dyson's explanations of the stuff really aren't that good; or more accurately, they aren't very deep, and these are complex issues that require a deep reading to understand. The couple paragraphs Dyson presents are a reasonably good summary, but if you're not inclined to take what he says at face value there's no depth there to convince you.

The "New Biology" article by Woese is brilliant and a much, much better exploration of the nature of evolution and the origins of life.