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Author Topic:   Genetic Programming as evidence against ID
Peter
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Message 32 of 33 (37529)
04-22-2003 5:42 AM
Reply to: Message 30 by RBH
04-21-2003 10:16 PM


Re: Multiple Designers
As soon as you take this line aren't you presented with
the 'where did these designers come from?' question
once again?
Maybe they popped out of Chronos' head ...

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Peter
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Message 33 of 33 (37825)
04-24-2003 10:18 AM
Reply to: Message 18 by DanskerMan
04-15-2003 3:16 PM


Others have probably covered this ground, but I find
it irritating that any time a 'computer model' is brought
up creationists who don't like the implications start complaining
that the program had an intelligent designer!
If I write a computer program that models the thermal
conductivity of various alloys, I am looking at empiracal
data, inferring laws of behaviour, creating a program that operates
based upon the supposed laws of behaviour, then seeing if
my outputs are consistent with what was originally observed.
It's no different for the GP example cited in this thread.
The supposed mechanism of evolution has been modelled, then
applied to the task of circuit design. The resultant designs
show a complexity equal to, and in some cases elegance greater
than, human designs.
If this does not indicate that the supposed mechanisms of
evolution can create 'designs' without any intelligent
intervention I don't know what will!!!

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