tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post8503903659802627057..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Is genetics still metaphysical? Part IV: The 'specifisticity' of lifeAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-54325676420828299222016-12-21T11:29:49.492-05:002016-12-21T11:29:49.492-05:00Chris,
I will think about your ver important quest...Chris,<br />I will think about your ver important question--'the' question that should be asked--and write another post because (1) I can't make a quick simple answer in a comment-reply, and (2) it can be somewhat longer and give me a chance to think more about it. But (3) if I had the answer I'd say what it was! I think this is a key question, for any science: how can we best know if we are at a stage where some serious ('revolutionary') change in thinking is appropriate or needed, and how on earth can we stimulate the research environment to make it more likely to happen sooner? I think there are no 'answers' but that thinking about the question might help someone(s) find it/them. I make no grandiose claims for my own insights about this, of course!<br /><br />I'll post my thinking in a part V of the series in day or so, and thanks for your comment that provokes it.Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-16819388777347585492016-12-21T06:40:55.989-05:002016-12-21T06:40:55.989-05:00Dear Ken,
I've found this series of posts to ...Dear Ken,<br /><br />I've found this series of posts to be quite thought-provoking. To return to the topic of Part I, I was wondering what you think a theory of biology should (realistically) aspire to predict? <br /><br />Thanks,<br />ChrisChrisnoreply@blogger.com