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To: RunningWolf

Its equivalent to someone saying "Geography is all rubbish. What is Planet Earth?"

Well no it is not equivalent to that at all. Thats all you have though, so go with it.

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Yes it is. Geography is the study of planet earth. Not knowing what the planet earth is is kinda stupid.
Evolutionary science is the sudy of imperfect self replicators. Not knowing what an imperfect self replicator is is kinda stupid.

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An imperfect self replicator is something that copies itself, but sometimes not with 100% fidelity.

Sounds like a concept Dawkins would come up with. The word 'self' needs taken out.

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Dawkins hardly came up with idea. It has been known for years. And why does the word "self" need to be taken out?


493 posted on 01/15/2006 10:27:02 AM PST by TheWormster
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To: TheWormster
/imperfect self replicator/ or similar terms, are used in more areas of study than Evolution.

Dawkins may not have come up with the concept, but he defined it in '76 as far as I know. You might be more current on the history of toe though.

As to the TOE /imperfect self replicator/ it is yet another concept with more questions than real answers about it.

Wolf
495 posted on 01/15/2006 10:56:31 AM PST by RunningWolf (Vet US Army Air Cav 1975)
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To: TheWormster
Can you help me answer the question I posed in post #491?
498 posted on 01/15/2006 11:08:23 AM PST by Mulch (tm)
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