--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Robert J. Chassell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't there at least one, however vaguely defined purpose to > > evolution: success? > > No. Purpose presupposes intent. There is no intent in the > happenstance that some of a set of erroneously self-replicated > machines survive and self-replicate better than others. > > We attribute intent to other systems through a mechanism that is a > metaphorical extension of a quality we perceive in ourselves.
Hmmm, I was going to give in and say you are correct, but after thinking about it a bit I wondered why the urges to survive and reproduce colud not be considered intent even if they are subconcious. Doug Still no [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail server. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
