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Date:      Sat, 07 Sep 2002 00:18:03 -0700
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com>
Cc:        Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, Joshua Lee <yid@softhome.net>, dave@jetcafe.org, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Why did evolution fail?
Message-ID:  <3D79A82B.A67E8686@mindspring.com>
References:  <20020906183100.N44831-100000@Tolstoy.home.lan>

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"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.

-- Terry

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