Pages 134-135. He says it four times.
"if only they could force their way down a little valley in order to
reach the foot of the next highest peak."
and
"To say it again, goin down the slopes of Mount Improbable is not
allowed by natural selection"
and
"Going down valleys is forbidden by natural selection."
and
"if only natural selection would relax its grip for a short while,
the species might edge is way down the foothill far enough to cross
a valley."
Boy Tad, you personal hero sure is an idiot. :-p
-- David Leeper dleeper@gte.net Homo Deus http://home1.gte.net/dleeper/index.htm 1 + 1 != 2 http://home1.gte.net/dleeper/CMath.html