Simulation of Evolution by Natural Selection

Response to the argument that this simulation proves ID: Isn't this simulation intelligently designed? Yes, but so is any simulation of anything. A simulation requires an understanding of the physical laws involved. ID proposes that physical laws aren't sufficient to generate the complexity of life. So the argument that this simulation proves ID seems to boil down to this: A simulation of physical laws generating complexity proves that those physical laws cannot generate complexity. Please consider the absurdity of that argument before responding. ---- This video shows results from a research project involving simulated Darwinian evolutions of virtual block creatures. A population of several hundred creatures is created within a supercomputer, and each creature is tested for their ability to perform a given task, such the ability to swim in a simulated water environment. Those that are most successful survive, and their virtual genes containing coded instructions for their growth, are copied, combined, and mutated to make offspring for a new population. The new creatures are again tested, and some may be improvements on their parents. As this cycle of variation and selection continues, creatures with more and more successful behaviors can emerge. The creatures shown are results from many independent simulations in which they were selected for swimming, walking, jumping, following, and competing for control of a green cube. Interview with Karl Sims, the creator of this program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... From: http://www.genarts.com/karl/ Technical paper on the research (pdf): http://www.genarts.com/karl/pa...

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: theinquisitor

Length: 04:10
Rating: 4.77931
Views: 124252

Tags: evolution  natural  selection  darwinism  darwin  science  3d  animation  simulation  

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