--- Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think some of the arguments in this thread beg important questions. > E.g., > altruistic behavior doesn't require faith because it leads to success as a > species; success is an outcome of evolution, so altruism evolved. Is that > right? > > The first part begs the question of "success" as a species. If success is > nothing more than survival (is there another scientific definition?), then > this is the anthropic principal.
The week one, not the strong one.
I realize it was a typo, but it got me wondering:
Could the "Week Anthropic Principle" be the hypothesis that the Earth was created in seven days?
;-)
If So I Talked About It In Class Tonight Maru
--Ronn! :)
I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle
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