I disagree. It was the first guy who attacked the Mammoth with a rock who failed to pass on his genes. The fellows who figured it out are our forefathers
Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2013, at 1:12 PM, "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote: > Edgar, > > Our success as a species does not depend on models. It depends instead on > real life. > > Much of it is genuine engagement with Nature, in Nature, and luck and > spontaneity, and takes no time to "figure out". > > The figure-outers are in the dust, and tend not to pass on their genes. > > They'll argue that their way is the superior one, however. Of course they'll > argue! There's little left for them. > > --Joe > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > > > Obviously the whole of reality is not contained in science or human mental > > models of it. Nevertheless if science and human mental models of reality > > were not sufficiently accurate representations of reality humans could not > > exist, nor could science produce the enormous volume of successes it has... > > > > This is self evident.... > >
