Re: [asa] The Agent and the Mousetrap

The trouble is with Angus is that he refuses to be clear on the age of the earth and sits on the fence. With an attitude like that he is really doing his philosophy in a vacuum

Michael
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  From: David Opderbeck
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  Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:40 PM
  Subject: [asa] The Agent and the Mousetrap

  I've been reading Angus Menuge's book "Agents Under Fire." His critique of "strong" and "weak" agent reductionism is interesting in its own right. He tries to bolster that critique with a broader critique of Darwinism based on irreducible complexity. He responds to a number of standard objections to IC, including the theory that apparently IC systems could have developed through co-optation. His response to the co-optation scenario seems fairly strong.

  Why is co-optation considered a slam dunk in light of responses like Menuge's? Also, aside from his critique of Darwinism, any thoughts on the philosophical critique of SAR and WAR?

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Received on Sun Oct 22 15:09:59 2006