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NosyNed
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Message 122 of 157 (253069)
10-19-2005 1:22 PM
Reply to: Message 121 by macaroniandcheese
10-19-2005 1:14 PM


Hopefull Monsters
I'm afraid your scenario is the "hopeful monster" idea of some decades ago. This is mutations in big jumps which IS pretty much ruled out by the probability arguments.
This doesn't fly (or peddle) at all I'm afriad.

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NosyNed
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Message 124 of 157 (253077)
10-19-2005 1:36 PM
Reply to: Message 123 by macaroniandcheese
10-19-2005 1:27 PM


Re: Hopefull Monsters
Live a little?
Nah, I am a boring, old pedant*. You'll just have to live with that.
ABE
* this has nothing to do with children!
ABE 2
(unless you consider women half my age children )
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