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Re: Hmmm... there's some truth to that Isaac Send a noteboard - 07/08/2011 12:46:23 AM
Well, as for my view on evolution, it strongly depends on the definition that you use. I would probably agree with the vast majority of carefully phrased definitions (I've looked in a few dictionaries that discuss scientific definitions).


That's a pretty healthy view though I may be biased since it's one I share :P

If you would ask me about the history of life on this planet though, I'm very sceptical about the way timelines and fossils are pasted together, but that's a side issue ;)

But thanks for your contribution, I hope my remarks reflect that I 'got your point', if not be sure to let me know.


I'd say you did, maybe not so much on the one chunk of falsifiability but I suspect if I try for a rephrase I'll screw it up. I'm mostly just rehashing things Popper and others said, nice thing of course about Popper is he had so many viewpoints on evolution there's a lot to pick from ;)
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Natural selection Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 03:51:26 PM 1088 Views
selection for suitability LadyLorraine - 06/08/2011 04:18:51 PM 733 Views
Thanks for your responce Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 04:41:20 PM 850 Views
I can't speak for LadyLorraine and won't try, but here's how I see it: Joel - 06/08/2011 06:49:49 PM 795 Views
Just a question Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 07:18:09 PM 778 Views
Yes it can ßelals Girl - 06/08/2011 07:41:59 PM 656 Views
But how? Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 07:52:10 PM 851 Views
Okay, I think I see what you're saying ßelals Girl - 08/08/2011 05:30:43 PM 667 Views
Close Bramhodoulos - 08/08/2011 05:41:46 PM 866 Views
Re: Just a question Joel - 06/08/2011 07:49:21 PM 874 Views
I'm not sure I understand you Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 08:20:44 PM 775 Views
All tautologies are truisms, but not all truisms are tautologies. Joel - 06/08/2011 09:38:12 PM 794 Views
Then it is still a tautology Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 09:45:33 PM 804 Views
You can know it's beneifical to a particular individual, but it's harder to say for populations. Joel - 06/08/2011 10:18:16 PM 907 Views
Maybe... Bramhodoulos - 07/08/2011 01:55:54 PM 759 Views
I'm more inclined toward his logic, but possibly toward your conclusions. Joel - 09/08/2011 12:45:46 AM 841 Views
we can't really know ahead of time what makes a specific trait benefical in that environment LadyLorraine - 09/08/2011 06:16:02 PM 900 Views
As I understand it Praziquantel - 06/08/2011 06:04:44 PM 726 Views
Better... Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 06:36:38 PM 708 Views
Actually Praziquantel - 06/08/2011 10:13:51 PM 795 Views
Re: Actually Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 10:37:33 PM 935 Views
Re: Actually Praziquantel - 06/08/2011 11:38:52 PM 862 Views
Oeh Bramhodoulos - 07/08/2011 01:54:19 PM 713 Views
Did you perhaps mean "beneficial in the environment" rather than "beneficial to the environment"? Joel - 06/08/2011 06:34:44 PM 832 Views
yes. I did not really phrase that very clearly. *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/08/2011 06:14:11 PM 333 Views
No biggy; from what Bram said, I underestimated how well you were understood anyway. Joel - 09/08/2011 06:45:16 PM 776 Views
Hmmm... there's some truth to that Isaac - 06/08/2011 06:36:35 PM 806 Views
Re: Hmmm... there's some truth to that Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 07:08:25 PM 808 Views
Re: Hmmm... there's some truth to that Isaac - 07/08/2011 12:46:23 AM 801 Views
The complexity of the problem makes it all but impossible to falsify... jh - 06/08/2011 08:26:06 PM 828 Views
The questions go deeper Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 08:38:31 PM 821 Views
Re: The questions go deeper jh - 06/08/2011 09:10:32 PM 810 Views
I think I know why you don't understand my question. Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 09:38:41 PM 832 Views
How many equation's has Moraine screwed up? *NM* Isaac - 06/08/2011 09:45:36 PM 342 Views
100% I think Moriaine is a very beneficial trait that contributes a lot to the RAFO pool *NM* Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 09:46:54 PM 366 Views
TalkOrigins addresses this at length. Dreaded Anomaly - 06/08/2011 11:14:52 PM 885 Views
Not very much, but interesting none the less Bramhodoulos - 06/08/2011 11:38:36 PM 881 Views
Re: Natural selection Night Walker - 07/08/2011 03:00:30 AM 807 Views
Thanks a lot Bramhodoulos - 07/08/2011 01:38:39 PM 949 Views
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