On 6/7/05, Stewart Stremler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> begin  quoting Todd Walton as of Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 07:31:37AM -0700:
> > In fact, genes don't care about anything.  They're not concious.
> > Their mention in this context was somewhat of a non sequitur.
> 
> Apparently I used an idiomatic form of 'care' with which you are
> unfamiliar.

I am not unfamiliar with it.  To what effect were you using it? 
That's my point.  I'm not against anthropomorphizing consenting
inanimate objects, but can you translate your statement, "the genes
don't care if your life is crap if you have lots of kids to survive
you", into precise and non-fuzzy English, and then explain how it
relates to DJA's point?

begin  quoting DJA as of Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 11:22:42PM -0700:
> Indeed, it's a wonder that the populations of these backwaters haven't
> died off centuries ago and the land gone back to jungle.

This is what you were responding to.  I think your comment was a non
sequitur, that's all.

-todd


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