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Author Topic:   Are evolution simulations accurate?
crashfrog
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Message 3 of 22 (263131)
11-25-2005 6:42 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by mrjeremy
11-25-2005 5:45 PM


In other words, does creating a large build up of mutations suddenly yield the same result that a slow build up over time would? Why or why not?
Is the 10 you get from adding 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 different from the 10 you get from adding 5 + 5? If so, how?

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crashfrog
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Message 13 of 22 (263361)
11-26-2005 3:27 PM
Reply to: Message 5 by Christian7
11-26-2005 10:24 AM


You can go from one breed of dog to another.
How do you know when you've gone from one breed of dog to another?
You evolutionists are all wasting time.
Is that so? I guess I'd better pass the word around, here in the lab. "Hey, everybody! Pack it up! I know you were getting some great results but we're done; some 14-year-old kid on the internet has informed us that we're all wasting our time."
Might I suggest, oh, I don't know, an actual education before you attempt to assess what fields of scientific inquiry are liable to be fruitful? Just a thought.

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crashfrog
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Message 20 of 22 (263500)
11-27-2005 1:33 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by mrjeremy
11-27-2005 12:18 AM


Re: Not realistic, but that's okay
yes, lab simulations are not reality, but rather simulations of it, so to what extent are the accuracy of simulation results to be trusted?
Do the laws of physics change when you walk into the lab?
Lab simulations are reality; they're the reality of being in a lab. That's different than being in the wild, but it's not fundamentally different. It's just a way to limit the degrees of freedom of your experiment, and also, to work indoors and have a safe place to store your expensive research tools.

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