Re: Evolutionary Theory: It doesn't work yet!

From: bivalve (bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com)
Date: Sun Nov 02 2003 - 19:31:43 EST

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    >Now, if the tools fall short of accomplishing what nature does, then it is fair to say (I think) that the tools do not yet replicate nature -- because the underlying theory is not yet adequate to do so. What on earth is wrong with that?<

    It is not necessarily logically correct. It may be the implementation of the theory into the tools, rather than the theory itself, that is the problem. For example, the theory of gravity seems pretty well worked out (though not yet integrated with quantum mechanics, etc.). However, the calculations become intractible in detail when more than two objects are considered over a long enouh period.

    As to evolution, both our theory and the implementation into models are probably faulty. Bats have really good radar, but they have had millions of years to reifne it. If you ran the models for millions of years with millions of attempts, you would probably have less need to adjust the final results.

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