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Drew,
As you alluded to, this is true with regards to speciation of living
things - some form of isolation is required - temporal, geographic, even
physiological.
The article errs in trying to apply this to information, since it is
patently obvious that the explosion of new ideas and advances in sciences in
ALL fields of endeavor has occurred simultaneously with the relatively
recent advances in communication.
Besides - I resent the "furry" thing <g>.
Rich L
----- Original Message -----
From: Drew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@mi*.co*>
To: Chris Elmore <ElmoreC@gw*.sc*.ed*>
Cc: Cave listserv <cavers@cavers.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: Continuous webbing x Quick Releases
> WARNING...possibly boring to non-thinking types
>
>
> Chris Elmore wrote:
> > I am amazed how the internet has become an almost instantaneous
global
> peer review. This >is a good thing. Like a scientific journal, a new
> standard ("paradigm" if you can stand hearing >that word just once more)
can
> be presented and debated. .
>
> While I fully agree with and practice the DIR system, this reminded me of
an
> article I read claiming that the Internet, and improved communication in
> general, would actually have a detrimental effect on development of new
> ideas. The argument was along along the lines of that small isolated
groups
> tend to evolve faster, developing more varied approaches along different
> lines of thought, resulting in a greater chance of one of the paths
> surviving.
>
> Then again...maybe this is what we are seeing. Imagine us approaching the
> K-T boundary quickly, with TDI and IANTD being the big lumbering
> brontosaurs, and DIR and GUE being the little furry mammals about to
inherit
> the planet. (Oh shit...Did I just call George a rat? Sorry.)
>
> Drew
>
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