Re: [Marxism] Anthro 101 and Apes and Monkeys

[Ken Ranney <kranney@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Charles,
Many thanks for this.
What I have argued is mathematical, based on certain assumptions: that life
began with a single cell; that the shape of the cell was likely at least
roughly spherical and that a two-or more-celled organism arising from the
single cell would also be roughly spherical.  Hence the relationship of the
surface to the volume would decrease as the organisms acquired more cells,
giving a disadvantage to the multicelled organism compared to the
unicellular form and thus blocking evolution at the source.  I have
included the possibility that contact between the surfaces of the cells
might not be complete.  Like other applications of logic, the conclusion I
have drawn is bound to be true if my assumptions are true.
Ken Ranney

At 03:44 PM 05/01/2005, Charles Brown wrote:


> I could have missed something , but seems pretty clear that the position you
> were arguing had a significant amount of speculation in it too, no ?  There
> is very little direct evidence of what was happening with the one and two
> celled organism from a few billion years ago. Only fossils
>
> CB
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> ^^^^
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> CB: Sorry, not fossils.
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