bascule Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 ...executing a massively parallel random walk of possible life configurations, sorting out the bad from the good. Yup. Douglas Adams was right; the Earth is just one big computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 ...executing a massively parallel random walk of possible life configurations' date=' sorting out the bad from the good. Yup. Douglas Adams was right; the Earth is just one big computer.[/quote'] A computer with an organic matrix. How long do you think it would take a computer like that to find out the Question to the Answer of the universe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaAotS Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 10 million years wasn't it? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmacrider Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 ...executing a massively parallel random walk of possible life configurations, sorting out the bad from the good. Nice statement. It made me think. Personally, I would prefer re-wording it something like: Natural Selection is a stochastic sorting algorithm, processing life in a massively parallel random walk through an endless variety of constraints and opportunities. The result is evolution (or extinction). Just thinking out loud. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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