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To: RightWhale
This is devolution, and it spells disaster for the species if we ever lose our technological base.

Our technologic--cultural base is moral--physical laws(science) that don't change...

evolution-"change" at its premise is worthless--perverted--detrimental--fatal!

22 posted on 03/21/2002 9:30:10 AM PST by f.Christian
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To: f.Christian
evolution-"change" at its premise is worthless

What is evolution, --to evolve? The word means a "turning out". That is, it is a display of characteristics that were there all along but not displayed.

It has little to do with the genetic code, and this is the source of the peoblem with understanding what is going on. If we say that the genetic code has all the characterists contained in it, then what are we to do with the observation that each individual person has a different genetic code? Even if the offspring has a section of genetic code that seems new, that neither of the parents, --or parent in the case of asexual reporduction or cloning,-- had, what does that mean in terms of evolution? A mutation? What is that -- a mutation?

Imagine that the new characteristic was there all along --not in the genetic code because the genetic code is only part of the mechanism of expression-- in the nature of the organism but not expressed. Then we can get away from this mechanical explanation and perhaps get closer to the true underlying force of expression of characteristics.

24 posted on 03/21/2002 9:48:03 AM PST by RightWhale
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