Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science

From: aeo6 (aeo6_at_cornell.edu)
Date: 02/14/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:42:02 -0500

robert j. kolker said:
>
>
> > It seems that you've done so prematurely, Bob. If we were talking
> > biology and binomial nomenclature I would agree. I we're talking
> > biological mechanics and mechanical definition I would disagree.
>
> Biological mechanics? We share 95 percent of our genome with
> chimpanzees. In other words, the basic DNA makeup of Mr. Chimp is almost
> the same as Mr. Man.
>
> In gross anatomical terms, we match major organ to major organ with Mr.
> Chimp. Our brains our different, to be sure, which accounts for why we
> talk and do mathematics and the chimp does not. We our different, but
> not that different.
>
> Bob Kolker
>
I'll have to agree with Bob on this one. 

-- 
Smiles,
Tony

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