"The upshot is that most philosophers of biology now hold that biological properties supervene on physical properties (where supervenience is taken to include some kind of "in virtue of" relation), and that fitness and other biological properties are not identical with physical properties."

-- Elliott Sober

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“It is a good idea for everyone who does not have contra-indications to receive a flu shot.”
“Virality isn't luck. It's not magic. And it's not random. There's a science behind why people talk and share. A recipe. A formula, even.”
“The only thing worse than an oppressed liberal is the Rino Republican who sympathizes with them.”
“On close inspection, we shall find that religion, and not fear, has ever been the cause of the long-lived prosperity of an absolute government.”
“We became convinced that, regardless of Stalin's awful brutality and his reign of terror, he was a great war leader. Without Stalin, they never would have held.”
“If there's an enduring theme in my work, it's probably the effects of class on American life.”
“Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal.”
“When you get bullied, you automatically think that you're the reason why you're getting bullied. The reality is, it's about them, not you...I'm all about blocking people. I'm all about saying, 'You know what, I don't need this in my life.'”

Source : "Ariana, Bridgit, and Kat Delete Digital Drama". Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. February 26, 2013.

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