Thanks David. Evolution is a difficult subject to explain in part because it seems like it ought to be obvious because it is so close to us. The temptation to impose non-scientific ideals on it, like social darwinism, is understandable because it deals with humans in a way that, say, particle physics does not.
Judah On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:03 PM, David Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Judah, > > This is one of the best descriptions of natural selection I've ever heard. > It's hard to reduce such a complex principle into a very few words, which is > I think why curt phrases like "survival of the fittest" cause more harm than > good. > > David Churvis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280774 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
