> From: druisi at aol.com (DRuisi)
> Subject: Can Natural Selection Apply to HIV?
> Date: 25 Jan 1995 17:15:48 -0500
> Reply-to: druisi at aol.com (DRuisi)
> The ultimate goal of a virus is to reproduce.
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Surely that should be: the ultimate goal of LIVING THINGS is to
reproduce???
> Since viruses are not alive...
Really? Pre-judging your case a little, aren't you? There's a
whole lot of arguing goes on BEFORE you get to that point, BEFORE
you start basing arguments on that premise.
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