tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post2919811033305378869..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Totalitarian genesA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-69456201142438759852015-04-16T19:01:05.370+01:002015-04-16T19:01:05.370+01:00Demetrius - you may need their help to bring it do...Demetrius - you may need their help to bring it down though. Worth thinking about freezer capacity too.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-28564201671514934502015-04-16T14:19:19.444+01:002015-04-16T14:19:19.444+01:00I could just fancy a big chunk of mammoth but I ma...I could just fancy a big chunk of mammoth but I may have to see off some of the neighbours to get it.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-26059522893478308172015-04-15T19:41:58.054+01:002015-04-15T19:41:58.054+01:00Sam - there are a few tests we could apply.
For e...Sam - there are a few tests we could apply.<br /><br />For example, if voters begin voting for parties which don't intend to change anything then I think the hypothesis could be on the right lines.<br /><br />Sounds unlikely I know, because voters consider the issues carefully and are fully prepared to change their voting habits if that is what is required.<br /><br />To push it a little further, if political parties ever reach the stage where they can be represented merely by a colour, then we are in trouble.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-46622294738950822422015-04-15T18:36:48.718+01:002015-04-15T18:36:48.718+01:00That's quite an unsettling post, AKH. That mi...That's quite an unsettling post, AKH. That might make us proud bearers of maladaptive genes which will shuttle us off in the direction of the dinosaurs. Which might, of course, be the better option. <br /><br />Presumably, we could work out the teleological purpose of mankind by finding out what our genes were doing, and then calculating the likely effects of them interacting in the most likely ways. That's a big old spreadsheet, but it might enable us to get the general drift. At what point do you think your hypothesis would start to look true? Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com