and of course they are completely bounded by a small set of
rules,
Not any more.
I meant they are bounded by the CPU instruction set, which is still small, and will probably remain small. (I hope.)
Of course humans and all life seeks that environment in which it can survive. Humans need water and the ability to see danger. It is trivial to suggest this is an ancestral memory. I like the mountains, my wife likes the ocean. Does this mean that we evolved from different places?
No, both locations fit Wilson's criteria. In fact he listed both. He derived these criteria independently but as he pointed out, real estate agents have known about them forever. Land prices are governed by them. Of course not all people everywhere fit the pattern. Any generalization about biology is bound to have many exceptions.
- Jed
