Re: Addressing Scientific Reductionism

dkomo wrote:


Moreover, in a book I've just recently slogged through, _The
Plausibility of Life_, such modular organization has been strongly
selected by evolution because it greatly facilitates the process of
viable phenotypic variation. Organisms are modular because they can
evolve more easily if they are. A small amount of genetic change can
result in big changes in organism characteristics. No need for
Darwinian gradualism.

Now that is quite fascinating. That could very well account for
punctuated equilbrium. It is interesting to note there is much more to
(possible) evolutionary mechanisms than the sculptoring and culling done
by natural selection.

I am beginning to understand why thinkers like Dennett consider the
theory of evolution the greatest thing since sliced whitebread.

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