From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Sep 8 18:46: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 850B237B400 for ; Sun, 8 Sep 2002 18:46:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org [64.239.180.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2958343E3B for ; Sun, 8 Sep 2002 18:46:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dave@jetcafe.org) Received: from hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g891jE125216; Sun, 8 Sep 2002 18:45:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dave@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org) Message-Id: <200209090145.g891jE125216@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Terry Lambert Cc: "Neal E. Westfall" , Giorgos Keramidas , Joshua Lee , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why did evolution fail? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 18:45:09 -0700 From: Dave Hayes Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Terry Lambert writes: > "Neal E. Westfall" wrote: >> On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> > On 2002-09-06 12:43 +0000, Neal E. Westfall wrote: >> > > Please name one thing that the theory of evolution has contributed to >> > > the prolonging of human life. >> > >> > An understanding of the characteristics of mutation in virii, and the >> > ability to create new vaccines for the new breeds that develop exactly >> > as evolutionary theories predict. >> >> An understanding of the characteristics of mutation in virrii, and >> the development of new vaccines are not at all dependent on the >> theory of evolution. Mutations != evolution. > > It is predictive of the mutuations. Among other things, this > allows us to use statistics and predictive models to decide > which flu to manufacture vaciones for, and which flu to ignore. These haven't worked at all, if the last 5 years have been any indication of this process. ;) ------ Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< "It is error alone which needs the support of government, truth can stand by itself." -Thomas Jefferson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message