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Hyroglyphx
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Message 48 of 120 (354479)
10-05-2006 3:36 PM


Geek Speak
I'm not fluent in Geek, but I understand bits of the convo and from what I can gather the parameters sound feasible. If evolution simulators are trustworthy in providing undeniable evidence of any kind of macroevolutionary advance via mutations and selection drift, then it should be a snap for a well-trained programmer. As far as the common objections of these simulators go, I have similar objections.
However, someone is going to have to translate the results for me because I don't speak geek.

"There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility." -Theodore Roosevelt

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Hyroglyphx
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Message 50 of 120 (354501)
10-05-2006 4:19 PM
Reply to: Message 49 by jar
10-05-2006 3:43 PM


Re: Geek Speak
The translation is that it is fun but tells us absolutely nothing. We KNOW that evolution happened. That is a 100% true fact, probability is 1. It matters not what the result of the programming challenge is, Evolution happened.
I guess that's all dependant on what someone means when they say, "evolution." There still is not a concensus on what evolution even means. And the evidence of such is that it is constantly being divided both by its opponents and proponents into two main forms-- micro and macro-- real and imagined. In my opinion, yes, an evolution of sorts is undeniable. The real question, the one that keeps this very forum from contuining is whether or not slight gradations over time can lead to a magnificent speciation that connects eukaryotes and prokaryotes or a timeline that shows that man and amoeba share the same ancestors.
Edited by nemesis_juggernaut, : typo

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