Simulation of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Uploaded by theinquisitor on Dec 15, 2007
Response to the argument that this simulation proves ID:
Isn't this simulation intelligently designed? Yes, but so is any simulation of anything.
A simulation requires an understanding of the physical laws involved. ID proposes that physical laws aren't sufficient to generate the complexity of life. So the argument that this simulation proves ID seems to boil down to this:
A simulation of physical laws generating complexity proves that those physical laws cannot generate complexity.
Please consider the absurdity of that argument before responding.
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This video shows results from a research project involving simulated Darwinian evolutions of virtual block creatures. A population of several hundred creatures is created within a supercomputer, and each creature is tested for their ability to perform a given task, such the ability to swim in a simulated water environment. Those that are most successful survive, and their virtual genes containing coded instructions for their growth, are copied, combined, and mutated to make offspring for a new population. The new creatures are again tested, and some may be improvements on their parents. As this cycle of variation and selection continues, creatures with more and more successful behaviors can emerge.
The creatures shown are results from many independent simulations in which they were selected for swimming, walking, jumping, following, and competing for control of a green cube.
Interview with Karl Sims, the creator of this program:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1rHS3R0llU
From:
http://www.genarts.com/karl/
Technical paper on the research (pdf):
http://www.genarts.com/karl/papers/siggraph94.pdf
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I am laughing so hard right now. God damn it.
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Thumbs up if Vsauce brought you here!
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@megakid39 computer science, really funny ;)
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i want this program,
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Not sure if legitimate science, or slowly transitioning from science to really funny...
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GOD CrEATeD CuBIc CrEATUrES!!!!! DErP heRP tHe BiBLE SaYS sO!
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How do I make those?
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Can I download this? It looks fun, spore was such a fucking let down, but this looks good... well more ture to the idea at least.
UnalliedReviewers 6 months ago 16
While, as you say, this isn't direct proof of evolution, it fascinatingly highlights some important aspects: When a given problem has multiple solutions, speciation occurs, and when two species fight over a resource or directly against each other, co-evolution occurs. Awesome video. Must have been lots of effort.
lagerbaer 6 months ago 3