RE: MD Chaos and its role in Evolution

From: Case (Case@iSpots.com)
Date: Sun Oct 30 2005 - 19:00:34 GMT

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    [DM]
    I have always thought that Darwin's theory relies on variety as an
    unexplained assumption.
    [Case]
    Natural selection relies on having something around to select. When the
    going get really tough and big chunk of nickle and iron falls out of the
    sky, it is really nice to have lots to choose from. This is called
    diversity: see Dawkin or Wilson or Gould. From a biological standpoint
    diversity, not strength, is the highest good. Biodiversity increases the
    probability that something, anything, will survive no matter what.

    [DM]
    What do we mean by chaos?
    [Case]
    Modern notions of Chaos include that idea that even if there is determinism,
    the number of determining factors may be infinite and some of them are
    governed by the uncertainty principle. As a result even though determinism
    remains there is no way to know in advance what will be determined. This in
    effect turns the universe into a very probablistic place. We can only say
    that the sun will most likely come up in the morning.

    [DM]
    Can anything happen in a chaotic event?
    [Case]
    Given enough time and enough monkeys with typewriters there is a chance that
    Shakespeare will result.

    [DM]
    Does chaos imply infinite possibilities?
    [Case]
    Or does infinite possibility imply chaos? See, now you are getting the idea!
    Actually since Mark won't be reading this it is safe for me to say once
    again I think that Chaos is DQ and Order is SQ. Quality is a state in which
    thay are in balance. Or to be more Pirsigarian, Chaos and Order are the
    product of Quality. Especially when you note that Order is merely a special
    case of Chaos. Seen in this way causality is just a special case of Jungian
    synchronicity (meaningful coincidence) in which the probablity of one event
    following another approaches 100 percent.

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