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- From: weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener)
- Newsgroups: talk.origins
- Subject: Re: Probability of Evolution
- Message-ID: <97708@netnews.upenn.edu>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 16:17:02 GMT
- References: <97114@netnews.upenn.edu> <w0D5TB9w165w@kalki33>
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- Reply-To: weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener)
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- In-reply-to: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
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- In article <w0D5TB9w165w@kalki33>, kalki33!system@lakes writes:
- >> No one believes in random molecular combinations. Molecules combine
- >> and break up according to the laws of physics and chemistry, which are
- >> not random. If you don't take this into account in the calculation,
- >> it's a proof of nothing.
-
- >By "random molecular combination" is meant that the initial positions
- >of the molecules and their velocities are supposed to be randomly
- >distributed within a region, not that any molecule is presumed to be
- >able to combine with any other molecule.
-
- So what is his method of calculating probabilities and information?
- You said it was a _proof_ mind you, which means that he must start
- with the laws of physics and chemistry. Where do they enter into
- the calculations?
-
- If he doesn't address the broken symmetry issues, he's a crackpot.
- --
- -Matthew P Wiener (weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu)
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