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Re:The baffling intelligence of a single cell: The story of ... by FartyMcFarter on Thursday March 21, 2024 @11:03AM (#39779387)
There's no selection pressure when a monkey bangs their hands on a keyboard. It's just randomness without any consequence. The letters are not interacting with each other or their environment in any significant way.
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Re:The baffling intelligence of a single cell: The story of ... by arkey on Friday March 22, 2024 @04:54AM (#39788663)
What about offering the monkey some peanuts if he bangs correct words, the more correct words the more peanuts he gets?

I understand there would be limitations in the lifespan of the monkey and such, but in a hypothetical case, would that work?

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