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Subject: [OM] Re: Seriously who can afford one of these?
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:39:43 +1000
That's a bit harsh - predicting the future is a hopeless task.
Dawkins is predicting the past and while it's more mysterious at  
times, it's not actually spinning off in unexpected directions quite  
as often.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 24/08/2008, at 1:03 PM, Jan Steinman wrote:

>> Why quote Dawkins, when the original, Malthus, is available?
>
>
> There's just something about someone who claims genes are "selfish"
> that gives it more punch, than taking the words of someone who was so
> stupid he couldn't predict the discovery of fossil fuel, and the
> *temporary* reprieve that gave us.



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