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Author Topic:   Java Man, Neanderthal Man, Piltdown Man???
Brad McFall
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Message 50 of 52 (8450)
04-11-2002 12:56 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by leekim
03-21-2002 4:03 PM


Now that I think about this, we, mankind, may not need the "crutch" of transitional forms to project the inbetweeness of biologic change.
I think this is what D'Arcy Thompson may have meant by the principle of negligability on the implementation would need to be proven on morphometrics funded grounds first that the geometric mathematician would be found to have a sufficent amount of "spirit" to address the concerns for or need of "intermediates". I would however, not, be found supporting explicity Gould's particular paleoecological scenario.
I would need to work out my difference with Russel on Cantor to show this idea more explicitly without entering debate in morphometrics by an instance in the deabte between development of limb regernation and limb development within the idea that thinking of ICHYTHEOSTEIGA has brougt to mind not to the digits able to regrow.
Fox's 80's show can not capture this but I certainly do not control the universe.

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