Jim, I believe that terminology continues to thwart us. It appears that the term 'complexity' as you're using it means 'mechanistically intricate' and not 'Santa Fe Institute style complexity'.
The term 'complexity' never should have been overloaded in the first place (ugh), but since we must live with it, as a partial remedy I suggest that on this list 'complexity' should refer ONLY to SFI-style complexity, while things which are merely 'complicated' or 'mechanistically intricate' be described as such (and, when the clarity would be beneficial, 'SFI-style complexity' should be spelled out). IMO, SFI-style complexity is counterintuitive and nearly impossible to grok without experiencing it with hands-on experimentation (typically via computer modeling & simulation), something which very rarely happens in everyday life, even for most scientists. My apologies if your intended use was actually 'SFI-style complexity' - the meaning was unclear to me. -dave ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=108809214-a0d121 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
