SilasBarta comments on Ben Goertzel: The Singularity Institute's Scary Idea (and Why I Don't Buy It) - Less Wrong
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(Obligatory reply): Yes, and stretched that far, it also explains non-plants, non-TV sets, and non-suspension bridges. That's the problem.
Evolutionary theory doesn't explain all possible outcomes. Even after accounting for cultural evolution, it predicts small changes, and observable descent with modification.