I need Matt: (Introduction)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Thursday, September 02, 2010, 22:46 (5195 days ago) @ David Turell

David,
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> > So, I leave you with this: it's a convincing argument until you ask yourself what exact search functions is he comparing? His argument is akin to showing you bubble sort as the "Darwinian" search algorithm, and suggests that something better is out there... without telling you what it is.
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> I really appreciate the time you spent analyzing this. When I read stuff like this, it sounds great, but I have no math background for it. The examples you showed me are sites that make my eyes roll back. I can't follow any of it. Never had calculus, never needing it for med school. I know I need it now to be analytical. As you know I think evolution is driven from with the genome, so when I see an article like that I'm drawn to it, but stuck with the author's conclusions. Thisis where I need peer review! ) Thank you.-To guide you when you see similar papers in the future: Ask yourself if they formally define 2 functions. If they only declare one, check assumptions: It wouldn't be unlikely that they'd simply assume a random walk--but it should still be explicitly stated. If they define no functions at all, take it as a definite sign that something is afoot. But in ANY paper defining something as a search function, and it is making an assertion that there isn't enough time, it is essential that they explicitly define the search algorithm, and define a time-complexity function for it--and most importantly--they define it against another function. -Modern biology doesn't look at evolution as a random walk--maybe abiogenesis, but life is clearly some kind of "guided" search function--and before you jump on me there, by "guided" I mean that it looks at its current state and alters it using what it has; clearly a narrowly defined set. The good question is how the set became narrowed.

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