From: Miriam English (miriam@werple.net.au)
Date: Tue Jan 29 2002 - 02:33:44 MST
At 03:25 PM 29/01/2002, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
>The problem is that for *almost* all species, the priorities are
>skewed such that the primary purpose of life is to evolve rather
>than survive. This results in Tom Kirkwood's "Disposable Soma
>Theory of Aging" -- unfortunately.
Same thing. The species that doesn't evolve doesn't survive. Evolving is
necessary to survive. It sounds as if I am speaking teleologically here but
I am not. Life doesn't plan to evolve, but it is nevertheless part of the
requirement for surviving.
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