Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id IAA20985 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 29 Nov 2001 08:45:38 GMT Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 08:36:27 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Debunking pseudoscience: Why horoscopes really work Message-ID: <20011129083627.C1366@ii01.org> References: <001001c16c62$3552d3e0$3524f4d8@teddace> <0111211504020D.01049@storm.berkeley.edu> <004501c176f6$706febe0$8788b2d1@teddace> <01112816595402.01083@storm.berkeley.edu> <005d01c178a4$7b425940$13c1b3d1@teddace> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <005d01c178a4$7b425940$13c1b3d1@teddace> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 11:07:14PM -0800, Dace wrote:
>
> Whatever is genetically programmed now had to be consciously learned when it
> first evolved. Every function of the body had to be built up through
> learning and imitation.
I sometimes sympathise with some of the things you say, but that is
absolute bullshit. Genetic mutation is random, it does NOT follow
learning, imitation or anything else whatsoever.
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