Re: Journalist Article on Gun Running.




"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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# "Dr. Dickie" <Dr_Dickie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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#> Evolution is the process by which successful mutations survive and lesser
# ones do not.
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# Evolution is the result of mutations.
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# Jim Yanik
# jyanik
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# kua.net

Correct, evolution is when a mutation (by virtue of the environment) gives
an organism an competitive advantage. Because of the advantage, that
organism (and its offspring) survive to a greater degree than organisms
without the mutation; therefore, over time, the organisms with that mutation
become the dominate species. No mutation, no evolution. Of course, the trick
is only those mutations that confer an advantage get passed on in the long
run. And a mutation that may be an advantage in one environment, could be a
disadvantage in another environment, and then finally, environments change
over time. Therefore, when someone says fully evolved, that is only for the
moment and has nothing to do with higher order. Sharks are highly evolved,
they ain't bright, but they fill the niche nicely.
So yeah, you can have mutations without evolution, but you cannot have
evolution without mutations.
Its not really a complex concept (but it does get complicated), and yet I
have never seen one TV show yet that even had a clue as to what evolution
was (science fiction without science)--outside of a science special on
something like Nova.
--
Dr. Dickie
Skepticult member in good standing #394-00596-438
Poking kooks with a pointy stick.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
discoveries,
is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!'), but rather 'hmm....that's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov





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