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The Cosmic Corner
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642In this world, actions, not morality, have consequences. Morality is a way of thBill-12/18/2001
641RE:Looks like Neanderthals were too stuck up to truck with us: Or could it haveBald Eagle-12/18/2001
640Who's In Control.....? >>My theory is that by the time a kid is 13-14Frederick Smart-12/18/2001
639That's very interesting. I wonder if they were wiped out by some sort of viepicure-12/17/2001
638Parents letting their child study rabid fundamentalism seems like an unusual defcosmicforce-12/17/2001
637Looks like Neanderthals were too stuck up to truck with us: BBC News WedneJohn Soileau-12/17/2001
636I thought this was pretty interesting. What's your take? BOSTON GLOBE <Bill-12/17/2001
635Game theory merging with evolutionary theory is very cool. We have only seen thepicure-12/16/2001
634I think trading and transacting business play a bigger part in symbiosis. Not toTom Clarke-12/15/2001
633This has to do with optimization in game theory. It is possible to derive greatcosmicforce-12/15/2001
632Aren't they at just as likely to cheat, if they think they can get away withGreg or e-12/15/2001
631Thanks Charley. That was a good article. <So altruism should long ago have cosmicforce-12/15/2001
630"Look ma, no hands" as survival mechanism. discover.comTom Clarke-12/15/2001
629Hmmm. Natural pacifist. Bit of an oxymoron, that. Heck, you can't walk accosmicforce-12/12/2001
628One should be willing to extend the olive branch, but sometimes it's necessaTimF-12/12/2001
627If something as complex as a parasite can be created in this Monte Carlo system cosmicforce-12/12/2001
626"`Speak English!' said the Eaglet. `I don't know the meaning of halGreg or e-12/12/2001
625I LOVE that coug. Kisskissepicure-12/12/2001
624There are no good examples in nature for a very good reason. Nature is red in tepicure-12/12/2001
623And the Walrus and the Carpenter are W and C in my mind.. the kings of the beaccoug-12/11/2001
622And so reading SI, and the news , I am reminded: Tweedledee smiled gently, andcoug-12/11/2001
621I think that I'm a natural pacifist, enough so that a turn-the-other-cheek rLane3-12/11/2001
620I'd be a lot happier to be a pacifist if there weren't so many people wacosmicforce-12/11/2001
619Moose pasture? Cool! Does it have wildflowers in the spring? I'll pay extLane3-12/11/2001
618I have some lovely moose pasture that I think you might be interested in buying.Greg or e-12/11/2001
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