05-16-2003
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 Questioning | hello Let me be to first to welcome you to the Hypography Sci-Tech forums! We're glad to have you with us  Now to your question. I don't think that example would result in any "darwinistic" evolution, because the squirrels are going to have to cross the road to find new sources of food and shelter, therefore crossing roads is just a "required risk". Now there might be a possiblity that they will learn to avoid running in front of vehicles, but that wouldn't really be evolution, just learning. Noah ---------------- Noah Moses "And, when he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night, and pay no worship to the garish sun."--William Shakespeare | |
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05-16-2003
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 Hypographer        | hello Now, if the learn to _not_ cross the road when there are cars in sight, that would be evolution. Tormod ----------------  Your Friendly Neighborhood AdministratorWant to sponsor Hypography? Buy a print in our Fall 2008 Benefit Sale Join our Facebook group or follow us on Twitter Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. - Carl Sagan | |
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05-19-2003
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| Curious | hello hey thanks. yeah i guess that is the point i was trying to make, are we causing a breed of car intellient squirrels to be born, and those that don't follow that pattern, (crossing when a car is too close) that would be the natural selection process, since only those squirrels that don't cross in front of cars live and spread there genes. Does that mean that those squirrels are smarter or just have a better sence of timing and spatial relational judgement. Anyhow just curious, thanks again. | |
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05-19-2003
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| Thinking | hello As for the evolution question it'd be also an evolution when they learn not to cross on red light :-P Tormod, can I change my name to Oracle .....or do I need a new account ? This nickname could be my problem...with "people" ;-) ---------------- Eva Ivanova "As long as the laws of mathematics refer to reality they are not certain and as long as they are certain they do not refer to reality." Albert Einstein | |
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05-19-2003
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| Hypographer | hello I'll take care ot if, pope_atheist. Tormod ---------------- Your Friendly Neighborhood AdministratorWant to sponsor Hypography? Buy a print in our Fall 2008 Benefit Sale Join our Facebook group or follow us on Twitter Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. - Carl Sagan | |
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05-19-2003
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| Thinking | hello thanks,Tormod :-) I guess I got ahead a bit there I regged a new one but I will use Oracle for now on :-) ---------------- Eva Ivanova "As long as the laws of mathematics refer to reality they are not certain and as long as they are certain they do not refer to reality." Albert Einstein | |
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