Taking the "I" out of evolution
Many say that we can tell life from non-life because
evolution has started.
But evolution is just an advanced stage of stability. So it is more
a continuance than an origin of anything new. It's tough taking
the 'I' out of evolution - but there is no ego in the origin.
It is just the continuation of manys steps in reaction to the
sun/uv/heat cycle.
We as humans WANT it to be more special, separate and independent,
and that is hampering clear thinking.
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Relevant Pages
- Stability as the Goal of Evolution
... These quotes support my idea of putting more emphasis on stability ... "In the prebiotic conditions of early Earth, before there was any life ... Stability permitted evolution to operate longer, ... just a novel way of better fitting the environment. ...
(sci.bio.evolution) - Re: Why didnt at least one dinosaur species become human-level smart?
... That reset evolution and started the period of stability which led to the ... we have animals as big as elephants on land and whales in the ocean. ... The dinosaurs had a stable period of 251-65 or 286 million years to grow ...
(comp.ai.philosophy) - Re: JSH: Its a puzzle
... evolution works best by killing off those who make stupid mistakes, ... there is a continual battle of evolution against stability, ... which humanity wouldn't exist as it would never have evolved. ... so the selection pressures are changing. ...
(sci.crypt) - Re: JSH: Its a puzzle
... evolution works best by killing off those who make stupid mistakes, ... there is a continual battle of evolution against stability, ... which humanity wouldn't exist as it would never have evolved. ... so the selection pressures are changing. ...
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