On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:22:32 -0800 (PST), rantingrick <rantingr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Evolution is about one cog gaining an edge over another, yes. However >the system itself moves toward perfection at the expense of any and >all cogs. Um, do you actually know anything about (biological) evolution? There is no evidence of an overall "goal" of any kind, perfect or not. * There are many examples of evolutionary "arms races" in nature; e.g., the cheetah and the gazelle, each gaining incrementally on the other, and a thousand generations later, each in essentially the same place relative to the other that they started from, only with longer legs or a more supple spine. * There are many adaptations that confer a serious DISadvantage in one aspect of survivability, that survive because they confer an advantage in another (sickle-cell disease in humans, a peacock's tail, etc.). >If perfection is evil then what is the pursuit of perfection: AKA: >gaining an edge? 1) I never said that perfection is evil; those are entirely your words. 2) If you don't already see the obvious difference between "pursuit of perfection" and "gaining an edge," then I'm afraid there's nothing I can do or say to help you. -Steve Schafer -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
