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Re: The "evolution" of GA Math

• Posted by Alexander Toresson <alexander.toresson at gmail.com> Sep 30, 2005
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cklester wrote:
> DB James wrote:
> >
> > To ck,
> >
> > Well, do you think GA Math does exhibit evolution?
>
> I might not be clear on the concept, but of course it's not evolution. If=
 I
> figure out the formula, has evolution occurred? All you've got is an expe=
rt-
> system calculator that knows how to determine formulas. There's no evolut=
ion
> involved, unless by "evolution" you mean "figuring out what doesn't work.=
"
> It seems to be just a complicated "process of elimination" machine.
>

Evolution is a "process of elimination". The animals/plants that are
suited best for the environment will survive, others will die.

The biggest difference between GA Math and evolution in nature is the
environment -- which is immensively more complex in nature than in DB
James' program.

Regards, Alexander Toresson