Sat, 10 Sep 2005 04:13:35 -0700 Warren Ockrassa wrote: >On Sep 4, 2005, at 5:24 AM, Leonard Matusik wrote:
>> Fri, 2 Sep 2005 22:03:55 EDT Bemmzim wrote: >>> In this way we are not any different from other biologic and ecologic >>> agents >>> that alter the environment and create new opportunities for evolution. >> >> So, do we influence our own evolution in the same fashion? .... and, most importantly, What are we SelfSelecting for? >Yes. >YES. >Yes! >And no. >Both; all four. >(I'm not being coy. We can't predict weather accurately past a few >days; what you're asking about is a lot more complex over many more >differences in timescales.) A most excellent point, Warren! (the whole heart of the matter to my mind) The phenomena of evolution is sufficiently complex and so insufficiently understood, that Darwinism had no business strutting around calling itself "science" for a hundred years. At best it was some sort of "natural philosophy" with some possible RealWorld applications. (just like sociobiology) Here's the real title of Darwins book, "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" (lol, what a pompous 19century dweeb!) Sorry if I seem so contentious on the point but I repeat, the vehement reliance of natural selection as a mechanism for macro-Evolution has stiffled the quest for truth in this arena for a century (and still does!) I just sneer every time I hear some TechnoBoffin blather on about the toxic meme of "creationism". As if random-mutation-as-a-vector-for-macroEvolution is any less pablum? Further, Who cares in 2005? The comChannels are sufficienty broad and fast enough to permit (yea verily, encourage), all sorts of speculation. (i'm rather fond of that FlyingSpaghettiMonster bit myself). Leonard (touched by his noodley appendage) Matusik [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: I don't have any molecular biology credentials either, I just read alot and ponder things..... "I'm not a REAL doctor, I have a MASTERSdegree in....Science! ."-Dr.Science,PBS -- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
