Re: Out-dated theory

Ken Down wrote:

In message <878xrwpek4.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Gareth McCaughan <Gareth.McCaughan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am unable to follow your logic. Why does that mean that I
should be able to suggest a reason why I should be able to
suggest a way of doing the same using natural selection?

(Er, that was rather garbled, wasn't it? As I assume you
correctly surmised, what I meant was "Why is that a reason
why I should be able to suggest a way of doing the same
using natural selection?".)

Well, if I claim that animal Z couldn't possibly have evolved, you're always
quick to suggest that if animal A had stood on tippy-toes and ran faster,
and B had felt cold and grew feathers, and C had an attack of St Vitus dance
and waved its arms, and D ... then it is *obvious* that Z *could* have
evolved.

That doesn't sound to me much like anything I've ever said.
But, be that as it may:

I thought you might enjoy a real challenge.

You still haven't given any reason why I should be able
to suggest a way of doing by natural selection everything
that can be done by genetic engineering.

--
Gareth McCaughan
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