From: Terry Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Evolution has no creator and no intelligence. > Linux has a creator and intelligence.
Not necessarily.
It is commonly assumed that theories of evolution negates a controlling intelligence, and therefore an intelligent creator. Life had to begin somewhere. Who's to say that it's creator, didn't intentionally given it the tenancy to replicate imperfectly, just enough. Not too much. Not too little. It's a more chaotic solution than never ending control, but a great way to give it a better chance of survival against unforeseen environmental conditions?
Some microbiologists argue that conditions on Earth encourage the start of the very beginnings of life and that it is just plain inevitable. This has been simulated in labs and is so easy, in conditions that are so common all over the planet, it's most probable that life is continually being created all over the world. Even if this where true, who's to say all this wasn't the �intention� at the very beginnings of the universe. This may not necessarily mean that evolution isn't controlled a lot more than we think, just because we don't see any means of control....
.... * I digress * .... This is probably for another thread, on another list.
Anyway, with all that said... As the evolution of Linux has been controlled (�fix/improve as you go�), it probably doesn't quite compare with life-on-earth's more chaotic(???) evolution.
Edd.
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