Comment on Why the future doesn't need us. By Bill Joy [2000]parentComments−goodside16yWhat gave you the idea that evolution designs optimal solutions? This is like saying a Boeing 747 can't fly because eagles are the upper bound on flight speed.−solinent16yA Boeing can't reproduce, and cannot heal itself.(edit: I mean to say that there are processes that evolution has evolved that have eluded us and may continue to elude us indefinitely)
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What gave you the idea that evolution designs optimal solutions? This is like saying a Boeing 747 can't fly because eagles are the upper bound on flight speed.
A Boeing can't reproduce, and cannot heal itself.
(edit: I mean to say that there are processes that evolution has evolved that have eluded us and may continue to elude us indefinitely)