SilasBarta 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: SilasBarta 07 November 2010 04:41:43PM 1 point [-]

(Obligatory reply): Yes, and stretched that far, it also explains non-plants, non-TV sets, and non-suspension bridges. That's the problem.

Comment author: timtyler 07 November 2010 11:23:24PM *  0 points [-]

Evolutionary theory doesn't explain all possible outcomes. Even after accounting for cultural evolution, it predicts small changes, and observable descent with modification.