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by Immoren » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:37 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 The Blaatschapen » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:37 pm
Farnhamia wrote:*leans over the railing to watch the old thread drift slowly downward* Always kind of melancholy.
by Hurdegaryp » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:37 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 Lordieth » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:37 pm
Stern des Meeres wrote:Grenartia wrote:
Do what I do. Compress it into a ball with your hand. That way you can eat it, but it stays together.
Why hadn't I considered that?Neo-Assyrian Empire wrote:Heh heh. Mine is growling out the window at something... probably nothing, but still.
Dogs are weird people.
by Grenartia » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:38 pm
by Farnhamia » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:38 pm
by Stern des Meeres » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:38 pm
Grenartia wrote:
How long?
I swear, if somebody ever invents FTL travel, and they find a habitable planet with that beautiful marriage of geographies, I'm taking a bunch of people from SELA there to colonize it.
by Hurdegaryp » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:39 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 Grenartia » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:40 pm
by The Blaatschapen » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:41 pm
by Farnhamia » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:41 pm
by Hurdegaryp » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:41 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 Hathradic States » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:42 pm
Grenartia wrote:
How long?
I swear, if somebody ever invents FTL travel, and they find a habitable planet with that beautiful marriage of geographies, I'm taking a bunch of people from SELA there to colonize it.
by Grenartia » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:43 pm
Stern des Meeres wrote:Lordieth wrote:
But awesome, nonetheless.
Indeed.Grenartia wrote:
How long?
I swear, if somebody ever invents FTL travel, and they find a habitable planet with that beautiful marriage of geographies, I'm taking a bunch of people from SELA there to colonize it.
Hmm, we moved after Katrina, so 8 years?
Sounds perfect.
by Erickan » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:43 pm
Anollasia wrote:Why do people hate me?
by Shamhnan Insir » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:43 pm
Anollasia wrote:Why do people hate me?
Darwinish Brentsylvania wrote:Shamhnan Insir started this wonderful tranquility, ALL PRAISE THE SHEPHERD KING
by Hathradic States » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:43 pm
Anollasia wrote:Why do people hate me?
by Lianhua (Ancient) » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:44 pm
by Hurdegaryp » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:46 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 Grenartia » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:46 pm
Hathradic States wrote:Grenartia wrote:
How long?
I swear, if somebody ever invents FTL travel, and they find a habitable planet with that beautiful marriage of geographies, I'm taking a bunch of people from SELA there to colonize it.
You would have to fight my desert dwellers for it.
And we are of a nastier sort.
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