Emergent evolution

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- Azdaha ExMuslim
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Emergent evolution
OP - February 08, 2012, 06:08 AM

what is this emergent evolution ? it has something to say about intelligence in the process of evolution ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergent_evolution

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- dr_sloth
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Re: Emergent evolution
Reply #1 - February 08, 2012, 11:22 AM

emergence describes the 'emergence' of complexity and order from simplicity and disorder. All evolution is emergent in this sense, because evolution is just a couple of simple rules.
I think what they are really talking about here though is the emergence of some property than cannot be easily explained as a sum of it's parts. Something that seems to transcend a material explanation. i.e, all those properties of life that creationists attribute to god. For example, consciousness.

there is a BBC documentary called 'the secret life of chaos' that is really good. It used to be on youtube, but i cant find it now
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Re: Emergent evolution
Reply #2 - February 08, 2012, 12:06 PM

This is an outdated term that is linked to "creative evolution", an unsubstantiated claim that is now being rehashed by some religionists to mask their creationism as science.

Against the ruin of the world, there
is only one defense: the creative act.

-- Kenneth Rexroth
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