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Hey All,
I think this is a great discussion.  From my humble perspective, it's all about reproductive mates, money, resources, social status (translate power and hierarchy) in various combinations.  And we are highly successful at manipulating all those variables and creating systems. Science is used in all kinds of ways.  That's the evidence and opinion.  The fact is the universe never established any facts but we depend upon them for our transitory existence, that's the conundrum.

If memory serves me correct, I think Herman Hesse stumbled upon this in Magister Ludi.

It's all very profound, and maybe one of the reasons Darwin was so careful.
C
On Apr 13, 2012, at 7:51 AM, Jeff Courtman wrote:

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> Stephen - I second Charlie's opinion - well said!
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> Although I do not have any evidence, I wonder if the structural deficit arises, at least in part, from the overwhelming daily exposure to applied science versus scientific inquiry.  In medicine, for instance, the clinical value of a drug in
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> On Apr 13, 2012, at 9:23 AM, Charlie Carlson wrote:
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>> I



PS I think we've past the 281 line limit, I just got a reject from the listserve.



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