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That's because continuity is an important part of predictability, right? When temperatures change, they do so continuously in whichever direction. A truly unpre
by bsanr2 6y ago
That's because continuity is an important part of predictability, right? When temperatures change, they do so continuously in whichever direction. A truly unpredictable environment would see temperatures change effectively instantaneously between points. Even for small differences in temperature, that's anathema for any system. Even simple structures would be unlikely to form as they'd immediately be ripped apart by the sudden change in the state of energy distribution, right?
- goldenkey 6y agoHence the ice age..extinction. Organisms only encode for certain levels of environments based on their past history. Some mutations get thrown in, providing select individuals with special doomsday survival genes.
- bsanr2 6y agoYeah, I was thinking of making a climate change comparison. Maybe civilization is at a scale that wouldn't allow its own survival should the environment change "instantaneously" (50 years, for a global civ that's endured essentially continuously for 6,000-10,000 years, is instantaneous).