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Old 05-05-2008, 08:23 PM   #75 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by reverie View Post
here would be no technology because there would be no need for it in the evolutionary process and there would even be no Science, because there would be no need for it.
Huh? Technology allowed humans to become more likely to survive, thus increasing the odds that individuals will pass on their DNA. Ditto with science. Ex. Guns allow us to defend ourselves against animals, hunt more successfully than ever before, etc.
Science allows us to overcome disease (childhood deaths have been vastly reduced and these individuals will now survive to pass on their genes), predict natural disasters, etc.

I'm not sure I disagree with all of your underlying points, but technology and science fit very well into evolutionary theory.
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