Artificial Life Experiments Show How Complex Functions Can Evolve

NSF ^ | May 8, 2003 | Staff

[Doctor Stochastic]

The old Philco 2000 (circa 1955) has asynchronous units. Mulit-functional unit computers such as the big Crays also worked asynchronously.

[Gee Wally]

Thank you for that explanation. I do understand that the computer can generate, for practical purposes, a random number. That really wasn't my question. This program is generating random mutations. Mustn't it have a mutation that corresponds to the randomly generated number? If it does have such a database of mutations, then wouldn't that be a finite list supplied by the programmers? In that case, I don't see how it can be called random, since all outcomes are limited to a pool of results foreseen by the programmers. If it is truly a random outcome, I'd be interested in knowing how they accomplished that.

[f.Christian]

FR thanks to evolutionists -- anarcho-loons ...

is becoming the demacrat overdrive -- ground !

[AmericanAge]

Since when is FreeRepublic a site where people are asked to disprove God??? That's about as Liberal as it gets. No, I guess you could be asking me to disprove God for the sake of Communism, that would be a bit more Liberal, but seriously....

[longshadow]

We don't need atheists like you here.

Dear 5-month FR newbie;

who died and put you in charge of who is, and isn't, "needed" on FR?

Yours truly,

the 405th Freeper

[elbucko]

This idea was debunked several years ago due to dis-similar traits in the supposed progression of the animals..

It was my understanding that it was back in fashion, again. More equine fossils were found since the Chicago museum.

[AmericanAge]

If you can't *read* - and there's many translations of the bible out there - that's your problem. And the Pope's, too.

Oh, and if you hark on the Pope's every word, the Pope adimantly opposed the war on Iraq. He even sent a Cardinal over to Iraq to try and help deter the war. What kind of example is he, supporting a brutal tyrant like Saddam?

[Aric2000]

Sorry, I tossed that little ball in your court.

What moral story did Genesis give? what was it's point, besides being a creation story.

I can tell you all kinds of creation stories, some are VERY similar to the genesis account, and you know what you would tell me, that those stories are myth, and are wishing to provide a lesson in morality. BUT, when it comes to the story in your bible, you are unwilling to look at it that way.

And I was making a joke to js1138, it had nothing to do with you. and no, I am not saying that you believe the earth is flat.

I don't think that even you would go that far.

[donh]

This idea was debunked several years ago due to dis-similar traits in the supposed progression of the animals. Not sure if the Chicago museum still has their exhibit on display, though.

Hogwash. The eohippus-horse progression gets better established with each passing decade's new finds. You are no doubt reporting a minor early mis-apprehension in the ordering of the fossils--the sort of adjustment that is made all the time as new evidence comes in, and in more fields of science than just paleontology. Anyone with access to a natural history museum can verify that this progression has not been "debunked" except to the satisfaction of the "scientists" at the Creationist Institute.

[f.Christian]

eb ...

Both you, f. Christian and "AmericanAge" would have made excellent "inquisitors" in Spain.

fC ...

state science (( Atheism // evolution )) 2003 America ---

you are the inquisition attacking theism // GOD !

[whattajoke]

just skimmed the thread and I refuse to believe AmericanAge is legit. The first 100 posts I thought were totally sarcastic, now they are just silly. He is very most likely an atheist himself trying to get YEC's here to say their typical dumb stuff to cut and paste and show his dorky buddies.

I smell a rat.

[BMCDA]

Cool article
Bookmarked ;)

[stanz]

Great line. Hope I can remember it.

[CobaltBlue]

>>Please, present your evidence that the earth is so old.<<

It's called "the earth."

Get out there and take a look at it. Look at the geological record. Look at the fossil record. It's right in front of your eyes.

[PatrickHenry]

Again, you just tried to demonize creationists again

And you don't try to demonize evolution? Of courst not. You wouldn't be so slimy. You wouldn't claim that all evolutionists are atheists, or leftists. You wouldn't be that ignorant and dishonest. Not you.

[f.Christian]

Science has't changed since it existed -- was created ...

people thanks to evolution like you ---

are getting dumber --- WHACKIER !

[AmericanAge]

I believe in the Bible. I think you'll find that not only the vast majority of people on FreeRepublic.com, but also in the US as a whole, feel exactly the same way. And about half of America believes in Creationism, despite your control of the schools. And let me tell you, most of them are *not* liberals. We're largely silent on the political front, but we're here, and we exist because we believe in the Bible, in Jesus Christ, and in the word of God, as written in the Bible. If you don't, again, it's surprising that you consider yourself conservative.

[Dimensio]

Since when is FreeRepublic a site where people are asked to disprove God???

You are either incredibly stupid or you're a very persistent troll. I suspect the latter, judging from some earlier comments.

I never asked you nor anyone else to disprove God. I asked for a means by which God could, if this God does not exist, be falsified. That is, a test that would, given certain results, disprove the existence of God. This does not mean that those results would ever come about -- in fact, if God exists, then those results would never come about, but the criteria must be defined. If not, then God cannot be addressed in any way, shape or form by science.

Again, I am not asking for a test to prove that God does not exist. I am asking for a test that would, if God does not exist, show as much. If this God does exist, then this test could be performed over and over and the 'disprove' results would never come about.

[AmericanAge]

A lot of evoltuionists are atheists, most are leaning in that direction, and, notably, most ARE leftists. Very, very few creationists are flat-earthers.

[stanz]

Another great line. Must remember that one, too.