You explained that yourself not two weeks ago gav. The telos is emergent. "As if" directing / directed ... etc.
At the reductionist level (not too greedy reductionist level) the components are full of "good moves" with natural outcomes in the right direction. This is another example at the molecular level but they emerge at every level. (Suggest Dan Dennett "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" as essential reading ...) Ian On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:18 AM, gav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wrinkle? hmmmm more like the final straw for neo-darwinian dawkinesque > pea-brain nihilism. > directing the course of their own evolution....? sounds teleological to me? > how bout you guys? > nice one marsha. > > > > --- On Thu, 13/11/08, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [MD] Evolution's new wrinkle: >> To: "MD Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Received: Thursday, 13 November, 2008, 8:00 AM >> "Our new theory extends Darwin's model, >> demonstrating how organisms can subtly direct aspects of >> their own evolution to create order out of randomness." >> >> >> http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S22/60/95O56/index.xml?section=topstories >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> . >> The Universe is uncaused, like a net of jewels in which >> each is a reflection of all the others in a fantastic, >> interrelated harmony without end. >> . >> . >> >> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > Find your perfect match today at the new Yahoo!7 Dating. Get Started > http://au.dating.yahoo.com/?cid=53151&pid=1012 > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
