Brad,

> > PS: More simply, persistence through deep time, of anything, is
> > unlikely without some conscious effort somewhere. 
> 
> BW: That's a dangerous statement, I'd feel better if you used the phrase
> "without a directed expenditure of energy somewhere".  The phrase
> conscious is too loaded and variable to be used in this context.

I'm happy to accept your amendment!  The action needs to be goal-directed 
but doesn't have to be conscious.

Cheers, Philip

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