Comments on: Darwin’s Law doesn’t apply to the web http://www.winextra.com/2007/11/22/darwins-law-doesnt-apply-to-the-web/ aka Steve Hodson - a cranky old fart wandering the internet causing mayhem as he goes Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:17:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nate http://www.winextra.com/2007/11/22/darwins-law-doesnt-apply-to-the-web/#comment-37848 Nate Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:49:24 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2007/11/22/darwins-law-doesnt-apply-to-the-web/#comment-37848 "Darwin’s Law predicates that the strongest will survive and carry on to produce better adapted progeny. " Well, actually, no that's not right. Darwin's "law" as understood predicted that, on the average, the progeny of the most fit for their environment will have a positive differential survival over time. He didn't know about genes. Today we would put it, in its most simplistic form, that the genes of the most fit for their environment will exhibit a positive differential survival over time. Not to detract from the argument you assert. “Darwin’s Law predicates that the strongest will survive and carry on to produce better adapted progeny. ”

Well, actually, no that’s not right. Darwin’s “law” as understood predicted that, on the average, the progeny of the most fit for their environment will have a positive differential survival over time. He didn’t know about genes.

Today we would put it, in its most simplistic form, that the genes of the most fit for their environment will exhibit a positive differential survival over time.

Not to detract from the argument you assert.

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