r-evolutionary

Discussion in 'Biology & Genetics' started by proteome, Feb 25, 2003.

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mitochondrial mind of its own?

Poll closed Mar 27, 2003.
  1. Wow. I was thinking the same thing

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  2. Now that you say it...

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  3. I don't get it

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  4. evolution is striving to be the fittest, fool.

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  1. proteome Registered Senior Member

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    an·thro·po·mor·phize ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nthr-p-môrfz)
    v. an·thro·po·mor·phized, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·es
    v. tr.
    To ascribe human characteristics to.

    I don't recently recall having read a single article that doesn't anthropomorphize evolution.
     
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  3. Jaxom Tau Zero Registered Senior Member

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    You may be right, especially for the dumbed down versions of evolution explanations. Survival of the fittest is another example...the genes are just there, sometimes it helps to have a characteristic, sometimes not. Sometimes a gene might get passed that has nothing to do with survival at the time (junk genes) but later makes a big influential characteristic. Some genes optimize survival by dead ending an organism, such as symbiosis of two species.

    Doesn't mean the process doesn't occur, it just means we as humans tend to express influence as having some intelligence behind it. It's why intelligent design is considered by some to actually be a science, though it has no science behind it. In their eyes it gives a guidance behind what they see in nature, when it fact there's no guidance, it just is.

    I don't even know if this covers the point you were making...

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  5. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    mine didn't
     
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  7. proteome Registered Senior Member

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    Jaxom, thanks for your post. I'm glad you understand where I'm coming from.

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  8. ElectricFetus Sanity going, going, gone Valued Senior Member

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    Very true about the thread all... but whats with the poll?
     
  9. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    it is one of those polls that will go extinct very soon
     
  10. proteome Registered Senior Member

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    If you're saying that if you don't use your poll you'll lose it, then you don't understand evolution. LOL

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  11. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    no..i mean if it doesn't have much offspring (posts) than it will die out (thread moves to page 2 and gets lost in he dark abyss)
     

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