The reason I asked was your statement "selection pressure has accomplished nothing". What I would be looking for is a more comprehensive description of the solution space showing selection as selecting a *subset* of properties/dimensions of the space. So, while selection may not have pushed the population very effectively in that subset, it may have changed the population's character in the whole space. So, a better statement would be "selection pressure didn't accomplish what it was intended to accomplish." Right?
> On 1/2/19 7:44 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote: > > In this case, I would argue that selection pressure has accomplished > nothing -- conservatism doesn't work if the goal is to create the most fit > individuals. The mean moves, if you care about that. But the very best > solutions are nearly the same, and neither have come close to the optimal. -- ☣ uǝlƃ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
