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by DesAnges » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:04 pm

by South Asia Minor » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:04 pm

by Torisakia » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:04 pm

by Northern Dominus » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:05 pm
What the hell are we talking about? And why am I talking in a manner that my Ulster Scot and southern Irish ancestors might have?

by Gallade » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:05 pm

by Immoren » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:06 pm
discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there

by South Asia Minor » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:07 pm

by DesAnges » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:07 pm

by Thafoo » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:07 pm

by Hurdegaryp » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:08 pm
CVT Temp wrote:I mean, we can actually create a mathematical definition for evolution in terms of the evolutionary algorithm and then write code to deal with abstract instances of evolution, which basically equates to mathematical proof that evolution works. All that remains is to show that biological systems replicate in such a way as to satisfy the minimal criteria required for evolution to apply to them, something which has already been adequately shown time and again. At this point, we've pretty much proven that not only can evolution happen, it pretty much must happen since it's basically impossible to prevent it from happening.

by Gallade » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:08 pm

by Northern Dominus » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:08 pm
Why not Switzerland? They seem like nice enough people, and things are stable there to boot?
Well that's where the family tree traces back to on one side, Cork specifically. Fled the great famine, so for all I know they were from Donegal or around Galway.

by Hurdegaryp » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:09 pm
CVT Temp wrote:I mean, we can actually create a mathematical definition for evolution in terms of the evolutionary algorithm and then write code to deal with abstract instances of evolution, which basically equates to mathematical proof that evolution works. All that remains is to show that biological systems replicate in such a way as to satisfy the minimal criteria required for evolution to apply to them, something which has already been adequately shown time and again. At this point, we've pretty much proven that not only can evolution happen, it pretty much must happen since it's basically impossible to prevent it from happening.

by Torisakia » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:10 pm
Thafoo wrote:Remember kids: If a slightly dazed but otherwise sane looking person stops you in the street and asks you about the day, then the month, then the year, don't see this as crazy. They're simply a time traveler who are checking to see if their time traveling machine worked.

by DesAnges » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:10 pm

by Thafoo » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:10 pm
Torisakia wrote:Thafoo wrote:Remember kids: If a slightly dazed but otherwise sane looking person stops you in the street and asks you about the day, then the month, then the year, don't see this as crazy. They're simply a time traveler who are checking to see if their time traveling machine worked.
Even if he looks like Marty McFly?

by South Asia Minor » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:11 pm

by Hurdegaryp » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:11 pm
Thafoo wrote:Remember kids: If a slightly dazed but otherwise sane looking person stops you in the street and asks you about the day, then the month, then the year, don't see this as crazy. They're simply a time traveler who are checking to see if their time traveling machine worked.
CVT Temp wrote:I mean, we can actually create a mathematical definition for evolution in terms of the evolutionary algorithm and then write code to deal with abstract instances of evolution, which basically equates to mathematical proof that evolution works. All that remains is to show that biological systems replicate in such a way as to satisfy the minimal criteria required for evolution to apply to them, something which has already been adequately shown time and again. At this point, we've pretty much proven that not only can evolution happen, it pretty much must happen since it's basically impossible to prevent it from happening.

by Ionian Knights » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:12 pm

by Gallade » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:12 pm

by Northern Dominus » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:12 pm
I prefer Murphy's or Smithwick's TBH...

by Hurdegaryp » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:12 pm
CVT Temp wrote:I mean, we can actually create a mathematical definition for evolution in terms of the evolutionary algorithm and then write code to deal with abstract instances of evolution, which basically equates to mathematical proof that evolution works. All that remains is to show that biological systems replicate in such a way as to satisfy the minimal criteria required for evolution to apply to them, something which has already been adequately shown time and again. At this point, we've pretty much proven that not only can evolution happen, it pretty much must happen since it's basically impossible to prevent it from happening.
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