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Question: What makes things want to reproduce?

DALeffler — 3/30/2008 3:59:06 AM (archived)

What seems to set evolution off is reproduction: For the first "thingy" ever alive, how does staying alive longer lead to reproduction?

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The Two Gigayear Delay - phil - 3/27/2008 4:10:03 PM
- Question: What makes things want to reproduce? - DALeffler - 3/30/2008 3:59:06 AM
  - Immortality vs Survival - nick hoffman - 3/31/2008 8:46:06 AM
    - re: Immortality vs Survival - DALeffler - 4/1/2008 3:03:13 AM
      - Growth, survival - nick hoffman - 4/1/2008 10:15:00 PM
      - I've always thought of it the other way around. - alcaray - 4/1/2008 5:29:23 PM
  - re: Question: What makes things want to reproduce? - gbaikie - 3/30/2008 9:52:05 PM
- re: The Two Gigayear Delay - Johannes - 3/27/2008 10:36:56 PM
  - re: The Two Gigayear Delay - gbaikie - 3/28/2008 3:17:25 AM
    - The Global Brain - Adam - 3/30/2008 2:45:56 AM
- re: The Two Gigayear Delay - Vince - 3/27/2008 6:01:54 PM
  - Please support SETI efforts - Socrates II - 3/28/2008 5:26:37 PM
    - re: Please support SETI efforts - Marcia - 3/29/2008 12:33:33 AM

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