Re: the why question

From: TomHendricks474 (tomhendricks474_at_cs.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 04:59:26 +0000 (UTC)

>
>What I am a little dissatified about evolution theory, is that, all it
>basically says is that we are simply what's left on earth, a product
>of whatever process that was occurring. And yet we do think and
>wonder-- which greatly bother the hell out of me. The thoery gives no
>reason why should things not as simple crystals and no more. What's so
>great about survival of fittest when you find no purpose of being? Why
>do virus and bacteria reproduce themselves? There is simply so
>physical compelling reasons for that. When you find no nececity for
>some process to occur, there might be something missing in our
>understanding. I wish biologists could find out why sooner-- or at
>least find out the physical compelling reasons for the reproduction.
>This alone bothers the hell out of me when I think about it.

TH
I've had similar questions. From my point of view
I ask "yes we have a replicating system - but what
is it replicating?"
I think you may be asking a similar question.

My answer is that life is that which survives -
a sun heat cycle. If chemicals and chemical
processes are not stable in that
environment thye don't last. If they are stable
they last and its likely that many variants of them
would last too. Some variants would last longer
than others.
And processes like metabolism (using that
sun energy) or replication (surviving that
sun cycle into the future) would be
what lasts. And ultimately when life begins
be what is selected in the Darwinian sense.

Tom

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