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Tom by the Bay · 07-12-2002, 04:57 AM

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Originally posted by IesusDomini:
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I recall a debate in the evo-cre forums in which mturner argued the presence of a "target phrase" basically invalidated the whole example. This seems rather harsh to me -- as an example of the power of cumulative selection, I think it is still valid. It just doesn't tell the whole story. But the main point is that if you get to save your "work" every generation, you can quickly build up quite complex systems.</strong>

I agree. These types of examples are good at demonstrating particular aspects of the process of evolution by modification and natural selection -- so long as we don't try to take the analogies too far.

-tom

HelenM · 07-12-2002, 05:27 AM

There are a number of threads about the article in Evolution/Creation (which is where it seemed like it belonged, to me). Here are three; there may be more:

<a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000941" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000941</a>

<a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000951" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000951</a>

<a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000915" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000915</a>

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07-12-2002, 05:27 AM	#12
HelenM Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ill Posts: 6,577	There are a number of threads about the article in Evolution/Creation (which is where it seemed like it belonged, to me). Here are three; there may be more: <a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000941" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000941</a> <a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000951" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000951</a> <a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000915" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=58&t=000915</a> love Helen

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