Re: Truth and survival

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 19 2002 - 02:38:15 BST

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    On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 08:28 , Bill Spight wrote:

    > Fitness and transmission are two different questions. (Although related,
    > obviously.) I agree that truth has little to do with transmission. It
    > has to do with the question of survival.

    I'm not sure that truth, listen to Tina now, has anything to do with it.

    - Wade

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