Natural selection, my ass (Page 7)

AchillesSinatra: Orthodoxy says "Those with mutations conducive to prevailing will tend to... er, prevail"


Isn't it breathtaking?

theHating: I know.

theHating: Maybe we can toss out beneficial and put "stable" in its place

AchillesSinatra: "I suppose "fittest" sort of implies there is something beneficial about a trait..."

Exactly what Darwin had in mind.

But when generalized it becomes trivial nonsense.

AchillesSinatra: "stable" isn't going to help....

What you have to do is fill in the "BLANK"?

Now, Darwin was intuitively right.

We all know that big tigers are probably gonna get more female tigers than the wimps.

But you try generalizing it?

AchillesSinatra: You seem a clever lad, Hating? Can I try my fave analogy again?

theHating: Okay

theHating: I think i might resent you casting me as a creative person capable of thinking this up.

Unfortunately, the man has syphoned the creativity out of me

AchillesSinatra: Right... so Jones died of cancer


Smith died of cirrhosis.

Bill died of a traffic accident.

Can a causal story be told about each one? Ans: yes

Do they have anything in common?

Death selection?

AchillesSinatra: No, I love your insight.

You're a thinker

AchillesSinatra: What man syphoned you?

theHating: THE man

AchillesSinatra: Bruce Springsteen?

theHating: No, Uncle Sam

AchillesSinatra: Why not move to the Philippines?

theHating: That isnt a cure for american patriotism

theHating: And ya just cant altercast an american

AchillesSinatra: Don't forget "all those who tend to be attacked by the USA are susceptible to American attacks"

AchillesSinatra: sound familiar?

AchillesSinatra: well, you guys speak funny

theHating: And I'm going to say: Attack selection

AchillesSinatra: so we're back on topic?

theHating: I never like to go too far too long, but this topic goess toooo farrrrr

AchillesSinatra: It's all the Canadians' fault

theHating: