Comments on: Misunderstanding Natural Selection http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/07/03/misunderstanding-natural-selection/ Unscientific and ultimately destructive. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Cairnarvon http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/07/03/misunderstanding-natural-selection/#comment-6501 Cairnarvon Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:03:15 +0000 http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/07/03/misunderstanding-natural-selection/#comment-6501 25% of known pregnancies, but about 30 to 50% of pregnancies are terminated before the woman finds out she's pregnant, AFAIK. Numbers vary wildly, though, and you're right, I was probably a bit too cavalier when I said "most". My point stands either way, though: miscarriage is a powerful selective force. 25% of known pregnancies, but about 30 to 50% of pregnancies are terminated before the woman finds out she’s pregnant, AFAIK.
Numbers vary wildly, though, and you’re right, I was probably a bit too cavalier when I said “most”.

My point stands either way, though: miscarriage is a powerful selective force.

]]> By: mark http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/07/03/misunderstanding-natural-selection/#comment-6500 mark Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:57:34 +0000 http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/07/03/misunderstanding-natural-selection/#comment-6500 just a quick google search gives a general "consensus" that 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, not most. now that would be something to provide a footnote for :) just a quick google search gives a general “consensus” that 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, not most. now that would be something to provide a footnote for :)

]]> By: echomikeromeo http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/07/03/misunderstanding-natural-selection/#comment-6238 echomikeromeo Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:30:24 +0000 http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/2007/07/03/misunderstanding-natural-selection/#comment-6238 I like footnotes too. Those were pretty cool. I like footnotes too. Those were pretty cool.

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