Re: Membrane 2nd, Mars Never (Copy)
From: Tim Tyler (tim_at_tt1lock.org)
Date: 06/21/04
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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 02:27:23 +0000 (UTC)
Perplexed in Peoria <jimmenegay@sbcglobal.net> wrote or quoted:
> "TomHendricks474" <tomhendricks474@cs.com> wrote in message
> > By the way, what is your opinion on dimers as being a part of selection
> > pressure?
>
> Tom, as I have said several times, and as several other people have
> said, it doesn't even make sense to TALK about "selection" of
> entities that do not reproduce.
It does make *some* sense.
Selection is normally all about choosing.
To give an example, lighning can selectively strike and destroy tall
objects regardless of whether they self-reproduce or not - and that's
a type of selective process.
What isn't possible without reproduction is evolution and life.
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