From: "Geo." 

"John Beckett"  wrote
in message news:3f015fe8.12373291{at}216.144.1.254...

> We discussed this misconception in the Andromeda thread as well.
>
> As Alan suggested, the result of millions of years of evolution from a few
> simple bacteria has been:
> 1. Staggeringly large quantities of different types of bacteria.
> 2. Smaller numbers of more complex organisms.
> 3. Smaller again numbers of even more complex organisms.
> 4. Tiny numbers of really complex organisms.
> 5. One species of a staggeringly complex organism - the human.

You are looking at volume or numbers, I'm looking at what came first,
second, third. The evolutionary order is what decides direction, not
volume. Volume is simply a function of reproduction ability and food
supply, habitation, etc..

> In evolution, we are the drops splashed high up the wall.

Ok but consider this, I see lots of low tech cpu's in use but the most
advanced cpu's are few in number especially the very high end. Does that
mean there is no direction to cpu development? Direction of evolution works
the same way, numbers do not define it.

Geo.

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