tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post4176480037681102605..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: The Failure of Reductionism in Biologygcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-49298527614652903052013-08-17T18:24:29.558-04:002013-08-17T18:24:29.558-04:00Look at my new post to see why Rob. Look at my new post to see why Rob. gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-35574615231307706522013-08-17T17:53:40.067-04:002013-08-17T17:53:40.067-04:00No. No. gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-47980700255363742072013-08-17T13:37:02.837-04:002013-08-17T13:37:02.837-04:00Well , if something is deterministic is it not als...Well , if something is deterministic is it not also an example of "a system that is nothing but the sum of its parts"?robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682517711551179057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-29917729994650137262013-08-17T12:26:26.070-04:002013-08-17T12:26:26.070-04:00Rob, I think you've confused reductionism with...Rob, I think you've confused reductionism with determinism. They're separate issues.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-50775157868130249482013-08-17T11:00:11.524-04:002013-08-17T11:00:11.524-04:00Suppose that genes are indeed environmentally resp...Suppose that genes are indeed environmentally responsive but always respond in a pre-determined way to a given environment, and that environment includes what you call "the whole organism". <br /><br />How would that differ from reductionism ?robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682517711551179057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-53922409351101040502013-08-17T01:04:09.495-04:002013-08-17T01:04:09.495-04:00Well, no Rob, if the function if a gene depends up...Well, no Rob, if the function if a gene depends upon the entire state of the organism in which it resides, as the actual scientists in the quote said, that is a repudiation of reductionism.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-46904740833293021802013-08-16T23:24:55.197-04:002013-08-16T23:24:55.197-04:00If reductionism is the view that a complex system...If reductionism is the view that a complex system is nothing but the sum of its parts (that's how Wikipedia defines it) then how does this post demonstrate "The Failure of Reductionism in Biology"?<br /><br />It just demonstrates that "the parts" may interact with the environment in ways which lead "the sum" to be environmentally determined. But I don't think that disproves reductionist, just adds additional steps to the process of reduction.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682517711551179057noreply@blogger.com