Bobby D. Bryant wrote:
On Tue, 17 May 2005, "Dylan" wrote:
Bobby D. Bryant wrote:
On Tue, 17 May 2005, wrote:
survival of the fitest is based on chance.
SotF describes a _bias_ to chance.
Explain, Spock.
SotF means that those that are "more fit" are more likely to survive
and reproduce. Chance still plays a role -- even the fittest might
be struck by lightning before breeding -- but chance isn't the *only*
thing that goes into the determination of which creatures reproduce
and which don't.
I.e., SotF _biases_ the chance.
--
Bobby Bryant
Austin, Texas
Do you mean that cave fish that have evolved into blindness are more
fit than their ancestors?