In a message dated 4/11/2005 12:22:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Wow, any more interesting folks around? > > > >The point is that there is no trend towards "better" in evolution. > > Agreed, hence my regret in using "better" in my first post. > > >Natural selection is short sigthed and opportunistic. Apparent trends > >reflect consistent environmental conditions that favor some adaptation. > >Complexity in living > >organisms has increased throughout history but that does not mean that > >there is a direction in favor of complexity since along with this trend > >there have been organisms that have become simpler. If one were to judge > >the most "successful" groups based on total biomass, number of species > >or longevity, bacteria win hands down. > > > >Even if one accepts that increasing complexity on balance is increasing > >and that complex organisms (like us) have had a dominant effect on life > >history that does not mean that there is some inate drive to complexity > >it simply means that in a world filled with successful organisms the > >only way to succeed is to try something new and new things are usually > >more complex than existent > >things > > So there is no linearity _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
