Tim_Tyler comments on Measuring Optimization Power - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tim_Tyler 28 October 2008 02:27:34PM 2 points [-]

I mean, we weren't even designed by a mind, we sprung from simple selection!

Humans were largely built by sexual selection - which means that the selecting agents did have minds, and that the selection process was often extremely complex. Details are on http://alife.co.uk/essays/evolution_sees/.