Originally Posted by LindaLou
I don't have the time to go through this thoroughly at the moment but I do notice that there isn't any reference for your probability claims here -- no references for any claims here at all. Linear said something similar to you in another post -- start with faulty assumptions and you end up with faulty results. Can you show us where there figures came from please?
I don't see how a reference makes any sense. By definition, if you improve the odds of survival by 1%, the lifeform involved will have a 1% better chance of surviving. You want a reference for such? How could you possibly need one? What good would it do to provide it if you can't fathom this from the get-go? Surely you'd be forced to rely upon authority alone.


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