Re: circular logic

From: Wade T. Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 02 2001 - 21:59:18 GMT

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    Hi Kenneth Van Oost -

    >And the habit, more likely the need, of reaching for
    >the highest leaves resulted in changes.

    Well, like I said- "At any rate, there is somehow a goal in
    lamarckianism, and, so far, nothing about evolution admits of goals."

    So, I'll go out on a short, strong, limb, and say, lamarckianism is
    looney.

    Biologically.

    - Wade

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