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To: PatrickHenry
The gene's behavior is most easily understood by assuming its interest is to get itself replicated as much as possible

Implies sentience [a capacity for basic consciousness]. Where does that come from? This is the foundational weakness of evolution...totally illogical!

17 posted on 06/28/2006 6:41:19 PM PDT by LiteKeeper (Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
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To: LiteKeeper
Implies sentience [a capacity for basic consciousness]. Where does that come from? This is the foundational weakness of evolution...totally illogical!

You are taking the allegorical concept too literally.
19 posted on 06/28/2006 7:16:19 PM PDT by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: LiteKeeper
Implies sentience [a capacity for basic consciousness].

No it doesn't. Not even close. Read the book(s).
23 posted on 06/28/2006 8:00:11 PM PDT by Filo (Darwin was right!)
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