This is of the same sort as Seeahill ranting about someone using "your" when they meant "you're". Trivial in the instance but disturbing in the aggregate.
It's a fascinating glimpse into the sneaky ways evolution has come up with that allow different animals to avoid becoming someone else's lunch. The cardinalfish probably became translucent to avoid being seen by its predators. But it's a double-edged sword: the ostracods evolved their light show because it renders the cardinalfish's main defense completely useless.
A cardinalfish did not become translucent to defend against predators. This of course would make evolution out to be some conscious process with intent.
Neither did the ostracods evolve luminescence because of the fish's mistaken eating habits.
Their is probably some odd metamathematical proof somewhere that says the process that creates something has to be at least as complex as the thing it makes, I.e., evolution is as"intelligent" as we are.
Co-evolution. Elephants get big. A tree makes a big colorful fruit. Elephants eat the fruit, carry it to another place and plant in a nice pile of dung. The elephants get stuff to eat. The trees get someone to scatter the seeds.
seeahill wrote:Co-evolution. Elephants get big. A tree makes a big colorful fruit. Elephants eat the fruit, carry it to another place and plant in a nice pile of dung. The elephants get stuff to eat. The trees get someone to scatter the seeds.
This did not happen in 15 minutes.
I think it took 6 days, followed by a day of blue laws.
seeahill wrote:Co-evolution. Elephants get big. A tree makes a big colorful fruit. Elephants eat the fruit, carry it to another place and plant in a nice pile of dung. The elephants get stuff to eat. The trees get someone to scatter the seeds.
nafod wrote:Their is probably some odd metamathematical proof somewhere that says the process that creates something has to be at least as complex as the thing it makes, I.e., evolution is as"intelligent" as we are.
I don't know ... electricity and magnetism and digital logic leads to machine language programming which leads to high level programming and networks which leads to a worldwide internet of computers and devices, satellites and cell towers and fiber optics and etc., and all that leads to lot of people across all civilization sharing pictures of Sharpies in their poopers.
But when I stand in front of the mirror and really look, I wonder: What the fuck happened here? Jesus Christ. What a beating!
nafod wrote:Their is probably some odd metamathematical proof somewhere that says the process that creates something has to be at least as complex as the thing it makes, I.e., evolution is as"intelligent" as we are.
I don't know ... electricity and magnetism and digital logic leads to machine language programming which leads to high level programming and networks which leads to a worldwide internet of computers and devices, satellites and cell towers and fiber optics and etc., and all that leads to lot of people across all civilization sharing pictures of Sharpies in their poopers.
Dr. Agkistrodon wrote:And I hate myself for typing that.
MEIN GOTT who is that ass shaking vixen in your sig gif?
I don't care why she decided to evolve the way she did. I'm just happy she did.
"The biggest problems that we’re facing right now have to do with George Bush trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go through Congress at all."
I don't know why you guys have to make it all so mysterious. I made all the animals. I used some spare parts of others. Is that so hard to comprehend?...Jeez!!
Obama's narcissism and arrogance is only superseded by his naivete and stupidity.
seeahill wrote:Co-evolution. Elephants get big. A tree makes a big colorful fruit. Elephants eat the fruit, carry it to another place and plant in a nice pile of dung. The elephants get stuff to eat. The trees get someone to scatter the seeds.
This did not happen in 15 minutes.
"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy.
It is our job to see that it stays there." - George Orwell
