What exactly is The Precautionary Principle, and under what circumstances is it applied?

“If you do not know the consequences/risks/outcome(s) of an action, then do not go ahead with the action”

Another, more detailed definition, is expressed by the Wingspread statement :

“When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof.”

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Most of these resources require the use of  Java installed o­n your computer.

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Evolution Java Applet

http://probability.ca/jeff/java/evolution.html

“Four amoebas are created (red, green, blue, and black), each containing a “stinger” to kill others. When an amoeba manages to kill another, then the victim dies, and the killer gives birth to a fresh amoeba. (The fresh amoeba is a randomly-mutated version of the killer.)

Each amoeba has four parameters: size, speed of rotation, frequency of deployment of stinger, and span of stinger. (Also displayed is the number of other amoebas it has killed without being killed itself.) Over time, the amoebas should evolve into beings well suited to their environment. But what parameters give rise to the most powerful amoebas?

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Here are some useful o­nline resources for a study of  ‘Evidence for Evolution’

The following websites  provide useful information resources  for the evidence for evolution….

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