[extropy-chat] More on Evolution
Trend Ologist
trendologist at yahoo.co.uk
Fri Oct 1 14:14:11 UTC 2004
Wouldn't this 'fact' be a possible indication that
there is no ID or that there is a Designer who is
unintelligent (UD).
--- Kevin Freels <megaquark at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Nope. Not a flaw. A fact. We very well could
> "regress". For an interesting
> fictinal story about this, read "Evolution" by
> Stephen Baxter. In
> evolutionary theory, the new synthesis does not
> allow for "progression" or
> "regression". Progressive evolution is simply an
> illusion seen by people who
> haven;t spent enough time learning evolutionary
> theory. This shows just how
> poorly schools cover the subject.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Trend Ologist" <trendologist at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 9:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] More on Evolution
>
>
> > If snakes are a form of 'backward evolution', then
> so
> > too could hominids eventually regress, which means
> > flaws do exist in the framework.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Kevin Freels <megaquark at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > It still remains within the basic framework. The
> > > ability to evolve some sort
> > > of mechanism to control evolution would itself
> be
> > > the result of natural
> > > selection. Evolution does not have "flaws" in
> the
> > > framework, but like
> > > anything, it occasionally needs to have the
> details
> > > tweaked. Gould's "The
> > > Structure of Evolutionary Theory" brings up many
> of
> > > these points.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Kurt Schoedel" <kurt at metatechnica.com>
> > > To: <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 6:32 PM
> > > Subject: [extropy-chat] More on Evolution
> > >
> > >
> > > > The creationists are correct that the
> currently
> > > accepted theory of
> > > > evolution has flaws in it. Their problem is
> that
> > > they think that the
> > > > only alternative explanation is their
> religious
> > > psycho-pathology.
> > > >
> > > > The website: www.darwingenome.info
> > > >
> > > > offers a potential alternative explanation of
> > > evolution.
> > > >
> > > > Kurt Schoedel
> > > > MetaTechnica
> > > >
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