Perplexed comments on Ben Goertzel: The Singularity Institute's Scary Idea (and Why I Don't Buy It) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Perplexed 04 November 2010 11:37:48PM 1 point [-]

Plenty of traces left from the last takeover.

You are talking about RNA to DNA?

I was referring to DNA -> RNA -> protein taking over from RNA -> RNA.

A change in the meaning and expression of genes is more significant than a minor change in the chemical nature of genes.

Comment author: timtyler 05 November 2010 08:26:36AM *  0 points [-]

Right - but I originally said;

There are no traces left over from before the last genetic takeover

A phenotypic takeover may be a highly significant event - but it should surely not be categorised as a genetic takeover. That term surely ought to refer to genes being replaced by other genes.