Re: evolution

From: Grant Callaghan (grantc4@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon 09 Dec 2002 - 22:36:42 GMT

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    >Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 15:49:43 -0500
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    >
    >On Monday, December 9, 2002, at 03:42 PM, Van oost Kenneth wrote:
    >
    >>>And, evolutionary mechanisms are not presumed to be individual's
    >>>mechanisms, are they, regardless of the agency within evolution
    >>>of individuals?
    >>
    >>And that is just to beat, the presumption that evolution is NOT
    >>individualistic biased !
    >
    >I want to be clear here- I am saying (since I think this is what I
    >understand)- that the mechanisms of general evolution are not the
    >mechanisms of individuals. Last I knew, individuals do not have mechanisms
    >of mutation, and no other genetic change can occur without sex, and it
    >takes two to tango, although evolution wants more than two.
    >
    >- Wade
    >
    Memetic evolution has given us in-vitro fertilization or three-to-tango sex.
      By the way, where DID that sperm come from?

    Grant

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