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The term "Natural Selection" can imply there is somehow an "intention" to move things toward a particular goal or direction, as if there is a plan involved. I don't think nature plans ahead. Natural selection passes on genetic information from organisms who were successful in having and perhaps raising offspring. It seems like placing a bet on tomorrows weather based on what today's weather was. It's certainly right often enough to create whole new species over time. I think that's a purely physical activity that does not involve judgment, intention or thought. I think of a series of gates that lets your genes pass or not to the next generation. Some of those genes may or may not increase the "fitness" of your descendants, but also think about genes like those that cause sickle cell anemia, they increased the fitness of your ancestors (Good Gene!!) by protecting them from malaria, but then cause serious illness for you and your descendants (Bad Gene!!). I'm comfortable knowing that other people see it differently, but I reject the idea that my having PD is part of any kind of plan, natural or otherwise. Accidents happen! Without accidents (mutations) I can't imagine how we could have evolution. I agree 100% that the big question, and our common cause, is what we can do about PD. Joe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn