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Old 25-April-2007, 05:26 PM
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Maybe not "much of a surprise" to about 5% of the population.... It would certainly be a major, MAJOR finding.


I think the word you want is emergent. See At Home in the Universe [1995] by Stuart Kauffman.


From what I've read, there is no particular "direction" to evolution - except toward surviving and reproducing. Intelligence may help to survive but also may tend to cut down on reproduction.
Well at least on marriage ... no, just kidding. Where would I be without my "baby"?

Alright, emergent probably is better, but I like the sound of the two words, generative and evolvative when said together. What word would replace evolvative that would go with emergent? Maybe emergent and divergent?
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