[Mark] > In terms of the tautology, you seem not to recognize the circular > referencing. The fittest survive. Why do they survive? Because they are > the fittest. How do we know that they are the fittest? Because they > survive. Survival defines the fittest because the fittest survive.
Nope, you're making the same mistake as Alexander. Try this analogy: Suppose I race the world-record holder at 100 m. Is it tautological (i.e., necessary) that s/he will win? No. Of course, when s/he does win, you will explain it by their superior skill, training, muscles, etc. Still, however improbable, I could win. Survival does not define (i.e., make necessary) the fittest. Sometimes the survivors are just lucky. Craig 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/md/archives.html
