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To: allmendream

RE: That “information” is subject to change, change is in fact inevitable.

Yes, but is it DARWINIAN EVOLUTION ? I change and in fact am changing -— from better to worse as my health deteriorates. That is hardly Darwinian Evolution. I call it devolution ( for want of a better word ).


151 posted on 03/04/2011 7:06:37 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
It is “DARWINIAN EVOLUTION” every time new variation arises that is subject to selective pressure.

A new variation of the bacterial Penicillinase enzyme that binds Methocillin under conditions that select for Methocillin resistance is “DARWINIAN EVOLUTION” in that it exhibits precisely his theory....

Evolution through natural selection of genetic variation. In this case a “descent with modification” that is a useful modification that is a “gain” of information - the information on how to ‘disarm’ Methocillin.

154 posted on 03/04/2011 7:12:10 AM PST by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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