Darwin was wrong, kindof

Don't get me wrong, Darwin's theories are brilliant. I just think he
didn't get it quite right.

Darwin thought of DNA as a blue-print to create a specific creature.
I believe that DNA is more like a computer program, with variables.
When you run that program, the value of the variables (which are
impacted by the environment) impact the execution of the program.
Public school education might imply that the DNA is used to
"initiate" the development and that by the time a child is born, they
are pretty well defined. After which, they just simply grow-up...
Wrong! Program execution is a life long process. And since execution
is a life long process the impact of the environment becomes profound
(think twins). More importantly, the process is recursive. These
changes impact the creation of new cells and new DNA... Yes, the
program itself changes.

My prediction is that we will find that a person's DNA before/at/near
birth will be different from the DNA they pass on (their reproductive
DNA). This would mean that evolution is not purely a function of
random mutation. Instead it is a much more elegant reaction to our
environment.... Admittedly, my problems with random mutation probably
stem from my inability to comprehend vast timescales. I simply find
the ability of life to adapt to be too powerful to be dependent on
random mutation, especially when you look at the many symbiotic
relationships that exist.