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- From: mrjg8679@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael R James)
- Subject: Re: Probability of Evolution
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:01:46 GMT
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- kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us writes:
-
-
- Since more than a few people have already included the Kalkii
- in their kill files, I will take a stab..
-
- >Supernovae have been observed, have they not? So it is known that they
- >occur, whether or not the mechanism is known.
-
- Well, strictly speaking we have observed _effects_ which are interpreted
- to have been supernovae (i.e. bright light, etc.)
- Directly observed, no.
-
- >Has abiogenesis been observed? No it has not. So this fact plus the fact
- >that no adequate model under which it can occur has been proposed
- >indicate that there is no justification for believing that it occurred.
-
- Again, directly observed, no. But there is reason to believe that we
- have 'seen' one case, the effects of which are all around you(pl).
-
- >This is what passes for "thought" to us.
-
- >Sincerely,
- >Kalki "my, what a fertile brain you have" Dasa
-
- --
- Michael James james@falhrd.msd.anl.gov
- Joel: Could you state that in the form of adesperatecry
- toGodtosaveyoufromanunholydeath,Please?
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