Kali yuga or science fun?

April 2, 2005 3:10 PM

Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again!
posted by koeselitz (3 comments total)

mcgraw?
posted by moonbird at 3:35 PM on April 2, 2005

First link's a repost.

de Chardin's use of "evolution" has nothing to do with what biologists mean by "evolution". In general, biologists agree that evolution is neither directed nor has a goal. Apparent "directedness", as in evolutionary arms races or convergent evolution, can be explained by the same short-sighted processes that account for all other evolution: differential fitness.

Yes, ostriches are the descendents of dinosaurs, and probably the descendents closest to what dinosaurs were like, morphologically.

Is the last link an attempt at masquerading as a Pierson's Puppeteer?

But any tribute to mcgraw I greatly appreciate! Way to go!
posted by orthogonality at 3:46 PM on April 2, 2005

Excellent post.
posted by dfowler at 9:03 AM on April 4, 2005