Platt said "the standard evolution model [that] attributes evolution to chance"
No, no, no. Wash your ears out. Only one change mechanism in the many evolutionary processes involves "chance" ... evolution is a lot more than that. Gad you liked it though. Ian On 3/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting ian glendinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Platt et al, > > > > The most recent BBC "In Our Time" is about Microbes and Microbiology > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime.shtml > > > > Covers many of the points being debated here about post-Darwinian > > evolution mechanisms now (and past) in microbes of all kinds. Worth a > > listen. > > Interesting discussion. Lots of references to observation and experimentation > in the study of microbes, past and present, supporting Conant's description > of the scientific method. Also enjoyed the emphasis on individuals who scored > breakthroughs in microbiology like Pasteur. I didn't hear anything about > microbes > evolving at the present time other than new types that might be created by > human > genetic engineering. Finally I smiled when I heard the words "spontaneous > generation" because I recalled Pirsig's critique of the standard evolution > model > that attributes evolution to chance. In any case, thanks for the tip. > Definetely > worth a listen. > > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > 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/
