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Thoughts on Parameterized vs. Open-Ended Evolution and the Production of Variability
| August 17, 2008 | Posted by johnnyb under Biology, Comp. Sci. / Eng., Darwinism, Informatics |
Many of the advocates of neo-Darwinism argue that abilities of evolution is obvious. The idea is that, given variability in a population, selection and/or environmental change will cause a population to move forward in fitness. Basically, the formula is variability + overproduction + selection = evolution. The problem is that the equation hinges on “variability” and its abilities to create the kinds of variations the Darwinists need. more