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To: csense
Exactly which part of the theory would be falsified and why.

If all individuals are equally fit, then selection doesn't take place and allele frequencies don't change. So hypothetically, if that were the rule, that all individuals in any population survive to pass on their genes, then that would invalidate natural selection.

323 posted on 11/05/2005 10:10:21 AM PST by Alter Kaker (Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose.-Heine)
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To: Alter Kaker
But, as you said, isn't that the goal or purpose of natural selection.

If the manifestation of that goal, or purpose, is realized, why should it now falsify the mechanism. How is the predicted conclusion of a premise, grounds for falsification, or disqualification.

326 posted on 11/05/2005 11:09:51 AM PST by csense
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