I understand your all happy and all about this, so am I (after all this is very interesting), but...

1. It was a guided process A.K.A. not evolution.

2. They were aiming for a oscillator, aiming is not part of evolution, and they got a radio an interesting thing.

3. "automated design process, that uses an evolutionary computer program"

AKA the computer matches one mate to another to get a better child. So much for random selection.

4. "Layzell and Bird were using the software to control the connections between 10 transistors plugged into a circuit board that was fitted with programmable switches. The switches made it possible to connect the transistors differently. Treating each switch as analogous to a gene allowed new circuits to evolve."

Okay again it was a guided process the switches had no control they were controlled by the computer.

Nope sorry I have no problem defeating this as an "example" of evolution. So where is the rebutal?

-Aaron

• I scoff - stormcrow - September 8, 2002 - 17:07 UTC
  • I scoff, you scoff, we all scoff together. - emperor__alikar - September 11, 2002 - 23:25 UTC