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| | Page: [Previous] [Next] 1 2 3 4 | | (61) Posted by Kevin Begley [Wednesday, Apr 13, 2011 18:56] |
Gamerooster?
"...Error has transformed animals into men; is truth perhaps capable of changing man back into an animal?"
— Friedrich Nietzsche
| | | (62) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 13:52]; edited by Jacques Rotenberg [11-04-14] |
"...Error has transformed animals into men; is truth perhaps capable of changing man back into an animal?"
That truth is capable to change man in animal seems to me clear, but what does mean "...error has transformed animals into men..." ??
| | | (63) Posted by seetharaman kalyan [Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 19:45] |
Beneficial errors .... Evolution theory in short.
| | | (64) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Saturday, Apr 16, 2011 21:48] |
To call genetic mutations "errors' is typical of some ideological point of vue.
| | | (65) Posted by Kevin Begley [Sunday, Apr 17, 2011 07:26]; edited by Kevin Begley [11-04-17] |
Jacques,
I'm far from a genetic-philosopher, but, I do not believe that the use of this terminology ("errors") suggests, prima facie, any ideological persuasion.
After all, the term "copying errors" is commonly found -- even today -- in medical & scientific journals.
It describes the most common cause of genetic mutation: errors of replication in the genetic code, during cell division.
When a human cell divides, its DNA replicates, and an exact (or almost exact) sequence, of around 3 billion nucleotides, must be copied, and transmitted, to its daughter cells.
No such process could be expected to perform an exact copy -- even with the redundancy of "repair enzymes" (note: this too is jargon -- not my term! -- for enzymes which recognize & act upon improperly paired nucleotides).
We may certainly object to the idea that this copying procedure was ever intended to be "exact."
Perhaps the process executes a "flawless" copy of nearly all of a cell's sequence, with some deliberately-random distribution (if you'll pardon the oxymoron).
But, to whom do we assign specific intent over this mechanism (presumably, to be followed by a rigorous inquiry into same)?
After Nietzsche pronounced God dead, no party has come forward (nor been otherwise produced).
So, in conclusion...
While the technical jargon *might* suggest a particular ideological slant, a reliance upon said jargon may demonstrate nothing more than a basic level of competence -- especially in this instance, where it helps to achieve a clever word-play.
Now, for anyone wondering what any of this has to do with chess problems...
In conjunction with some fairy conditions (e.g., Sentinells & Rex Multiplex), a wonderful new stipulation unfolds: CDn.
CDn= Cellular Division (achieve the start position, in exact echo, on the same board -- or perhaps an Alice board), in n-moves.
Rejoice -- for here, though it may require some fairy condition(s), is a true stipulation, which might achieve self-replication!
I would welcome any examples (be fruitful and multiply).
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