virus: Death and sex.

Nathaniel Hall (natehall@WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 20:05:45 -0600

 

David McFadzean wrote:

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If life (assuming you mean biological life in general) has any purpose
at all, it is to reproduce. Life is mortal because there is no selection
pressure to prolong survival much past the age of fertility.

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David McFadzean                 david@lucifer.com
Memetic Engineer                http://www.lucifer.com/~david/
Church of Virus                 http://www.lucifer.com/virus/

  That is not in conflict with my view. Life is still the goal. Sex and death are merely ways to effectively compete. For the curious I go into further detail right here : http://home.att.net/~natehall/death.htm
Nate Hall