More Denton: unlikely transitions (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Friday, August 04, 2017, 05:59 (2668 days ago) @ David Turell

From the Article(Bold Mine):

To reveal the first flower's anatomy, the researchers used probabilistic models that would calculate the likelihood of the emergence of certain floral characteristics throughout time. This method allowed them "not only to find out what ancestral flowers were like, but also to measure uncertainty" around the results, Sauquet said.

Who determined what was the probability of the emergence of any characteristic that did not previously exist? Essentially, this experiment could confirm darn near anything.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.