Howard
The problem is that evolution is analogue whereas classification, with
"species" somewhere in the middle of the hierarchy, is digital. I have
"Origin of Species", as edited by Richard Leakey[1], and I did read through
it once.[2] I can't remember for sure but I expect Darwin realised that
classification was a rough and ready tool to try to apply some order to a
fluid phenomenon. Anyhow, I expect neither the chicken, the egg nor the
genes was/were much bothered about any qualifications.
[1] With all this talk of dinosaurs being associated with the "mainframe",
I'm reminded of the other Richard Leakey book I have: "The Sixth
Extinction". Will the "mainframe" be included in the rapid disappearance of
species?
[2] And I know the book is/was available in the USA because that's where I
bought it, $15.95, ISBN 0-8090-5735-2.
Chris Mason
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From: "Howard Brazee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: Principles of Operation in pop American English?
On 1 Jun 2007 16:57:28 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The egg may have hatched a chicken buy was it a 'chicken egg' ?
Assuming of course that the question is which came first the chicken or
the chicken egg. If you use the more generic egg with no requirement
for it to be a chicken egg then one could safely state the egg came
first.
Assuming evolution - the very first chicken came from a chicken egg,
laid by something with enough differences in genes to not qualify as a
chicken.
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