Re: Logic

From: Scott Chase (ecphoric@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 2001 - 15:17:26 BST

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From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com>
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    >From: Philip Jonkers <P.A.E.Jonkers@phys.rug.nl>
    >Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    >To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    >Subject: Re: Logic
    >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:40:42 +0200 (CEST)
    >
    >Wade said:
    > > Evolution is not logical from a design viewpoint.
    > > It does not separate the wheat from the chaff.
    >
    >Sorry, but no for you too Wade. Evolution might not be
    >perfectly logical with respect to a perfect intelligent
    >design, but it is logical the some degree nonetheless.
    >Also it does `separate wheat from the chaff' if I correctly
    >understand your niche. Natural selection means specific
    >adaptation. A species adapts or perishes. During the competition
    >between species only the fittest survive. Therefore, natural
    >selection does function as a sieve to separate wheat from chaff.
    >We humans wouldn't be around, being intelligent, on top of
    >the food chain and all that, if it weren't for natural selection!
    >Of all the macro-species, humans came out as winners in the
    >rat-race called biological evolution.
    >
    >
    I suggest you start by reading Stephen Gould's _Wonderful Life_ and follow
    it up with an order of _Full House_.

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