From: Rob Harris Cen-IT (Rob.Harris@bournemouth.gov.uk)
Date: Mon Jul 12 1999 - 08:09:13 MDT
> growth (in fact we were barely surviving as a species) *until* we
> developed the technologies that allowed us to manipulate the
> environment in ways more sophisticated than our genetic program allowed.
>
If our genetic program doesn't allow it, we can't do it. This is not
negotiable if you accept Darwin's theory of Natural Selection. Discuss this?
> (the majority would seem to be those species that take as much as
> they can and hold it the longest).
>
On this planet, yes, but we can't say at all how much that translates
elsewhere - don't forget we have NO external data.
> If evolving to the limit of physics *is* feasible, and "life"
> is designed to "evolve", can you make a case for the cessation
> of evolution?
>
There is the local minima problem, in which it is conceivable that
species could become stuck, do you think?
Rob.
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