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> DAVID: [i]I never objected to Shapiro's theory, but to your gross extrapolation from it of cell intelligence.[/i]
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> dhw: [i]What gross extrapolation?[/i]
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> DAVID: [i]Those cells he discusses are bacteria.[/i]
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> dhw: [i]Please stop pretending that his theory is confined to bacteria. He has extrapolated from his research and from the research of others that [b]LIVING CELLS AND ORGANISMS ARE COGNITIVE (SENTIENT) BEINGS[/b], and that [b]EVOLUTIONARY NOVELTY ARISES FROM THE PRODUCTION OF NEW CELLS AND MULTICELLULAR STRUCTURES AS A RESULT OF CELLULAR SELF-MODIFICATION.[/b]
> Your scepticism is no excuse for ignoring his own conclusions and for accusing ME of "gross extrapolation".[/i]
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> DAVID: [i]I know Shapiro's research and I admire it. But I have the right to my opinion as expressed in the thread on gene loss as a speciation cause[/i] […]
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> Of course you have a right to your opinion, but you do not have the right to accuse me of “gross extrapolation” when you know that I have repeated Shapiro’s theory word for word, and you also know that Shapiro’s conclusions take into account research that is not confined to bacteria. A week ago you wrote: “[i]It simply remains his supposition which, you are correct, follows the thoughts of other researchers[/i]”.