Re: Definition, Please

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 30 2001 - 02:38:40 GMT

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    Hi Philip A.E. Jonkers -

    >> Human
    >> evolution requires sexual reproduction, and the only way memetic
    >> evolution could happen would require a sexual component as well.
    >
    >Biological evolution does not require sexual reproduction per se, that's
    >a subtle misconception.

    Just to nitpick, I never said biological evolution requires sex, I said
    human evolution does.

    And, right now, that's true. It might not be in a few.

    - Wade

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