Re: [asa] I need some assistance evaluating a concept

Collin, I further Steve¹s suggestion to ³pick up and read² on this subject.
I¹ll second his recommendation for Collins; Darryl Falk¹s book Coming to
Peace With Science is also good.

Perhaps picking up a copy of an introductory biology textbook (for non
majors) and reading through it may be useful as well. Campell¹s Biology:
Concepts and Connections isn¹t bad.

dennis

On 5/30/08 9:36 AM, "drsyme@cablespeed.com" <drsyme@cablespeed.com> wrote:

> Gotta agree with Steve here. The way this question was worded makes me think
> that either you have a very different understanding of what those two terms
> mean than I do, or, you have some underlying agenda that is not spelled out.
>
>
>
> On Fri May 30 9:56 , "Stephen Matheson" sent:
>
>> 1. No, they're not the same thing.
>> 2. They're not the same, not even close. All science "comes with a set of
>> assmumptions."
>> 3. Yes, there's some other relationship. It's similar to the relationship
>> between developmental biology and molecular biology.
>> 4. There's nothing wrong with your terminology, as far as I can tell, but
>> again it's not clear what you're trying to understand.
>>
>> If you are at the point that you think the two are the same thing, then you
>> are quite confused about one or both. And if you think that "a set of
>> assumptions" is a distinctive feature of evolutionary biology, then I urge
>> you to read Ratzsch or some other introduction to the philosophy of science.
>> Have you read Collins' book, The Language of God? It might help here as well.
>>
>> Steve Matheson
>>
>>>>> >>> "Collin Brendemuehl" <collinb@brendemuehl.net
>>>>> <javascript:top.opencompose('collinb@brendemuehl.net','','','')> >
>>>>> 05/30/08 9:13 AM >>>
>> What the relationship between Evolutionary Biology and Molecular Biology?
>>
>> 1. Do you see them as the same thing?
>> or
>> 2. Are they the same, but EB comes with a set of assumptions?
>> or
>> 3. is there some other relationship
>> or
>> 4. should I be using some other terminology?
>>
>> #2 is where I am right now. But I could be wrong and so seek professional
>> help. ;-)
>>
>>
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