tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post6297050746803850340..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Organisms with fuzzy bordersAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-30770996619346759072013-09-14T09:11:12.600-04:002013-09-14T09:11:12.600-04:00Yes, semantics is important even in science. And s...Yes, semantics is important even in science. And science is affected by its overall cultural matrix.Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-71006119009923617112013-09-14T08:31:23.155-04:002013-09-14T08:31:23.155-04:00I think "cooperation" definitely is fund...I think "cooperation" definitely is fundamental -- i.e. strong interdependency. Isn't it interesting how our choice of words can really limit the models and possibilities we consider!<br /><br />again, neat topic.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-30988918054806459882013-09-12T12:56:53.623-04:002013-09-12T12:56:53.623-04:00Thanks Hollis. Very nice, coming from you! Once a...Thanks Hollis. Very nice, coming from you! Once again, the more we know the more complicated it is. Perhaps that will always be true when we think in terms of organisms as communities, or communities as organisms, rather than each of us as a stand alone being. And that in turn facilitates considering cooperation to be a fundamental aspect of life. Or is it that if we consider cooperation to be fundamental, that allows us to expand our idea of communities?Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-63083549249149330752013-09-12T12:51:10.094-04:002013-09-12T12:51:10.094-04:00Fascinating, thanks for the summary. I love it --...Fascinating, thanks for the summary. I love it -- things are not nearly as simple as we've been taught ... once again :-)Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.com