>Glenn wrote (in response to my question as to what is new):
>
>"The only thing different is that we have a concrete example of actual
>design by means of random mutation plus natural selection. It appears to
>make a more successful algorithm (not necessarily more efficient or
>beautifully coded) than a human who tried to accomplish a given task."
>
>I am fairly confident that the central processing chip you are using in
>your computer was designed by trial and error - in a somewhat analogous
>way. The task of finding a perfect design is too difficult. The task of
>finding a good design by exploiting randomness is much easier.
>
>Gordie
>
As usual when you jump in, I find some flaw in my argument. I stand
corrected. There is indeed nothing new under the sun.
glenn
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