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Re:Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient 'computer' that 'should... by jrochkind1 on Friday December 10, 2021 @03:00PM (#29514772)
I think it's a misconception that we can somehow speed up or direct "evolution", no matter what language and mathematics we have.

Diverting an asteroid, however, is not evolution.

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Re:Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient 'computer' that 'should... by Tossrock on Friday December 10, 2021 @05:36PM (#29516300)
Of course you can speed up and direct evolution, it's called artificial selection and it's how we got dogs, cattle, and almost all crops.
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