"Malcolm"  wrote 

> Say that we have policy that every season we take 
> some beans out of the big bucket and plant them, 
> and use the rest of the beans for food.
> 
> Let's say that also we have two groups of farmers, 
> one supplied with a scoop, the other supplied with 
> a sieve.
> 
> Now we have two evolutionary processes set up.

Okay, I can work with this.  But allow me to make a 
suggestion.  Before you formulate a question/problem 
read back through the thread: don't lose track of the 
fact that we were discussing 'cause'.

> (You could object that this is not Natural Selection 
> because human agency is involved, is this your 
> objection?)

No.

Jim
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