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If you don't like me repeating your words to you, maybe you should look in a mirror and slap yourself?

• pfdietz 5y ago
  Ok, I will spell it out. "Exponentially small" here means "the probability could be ~ e^-n" where n is a number proportional to the complexity of the minimal evolving system. This would happen if there's some gap that has to be bridged by random chance before we get a system capable of sustaining natural selection. The point here is that this could easily be vastly smaller than 1/N, where N is (say) the number of atoms in the universe x age of the universe x rate at which atoms might interact to form such systems. I think you could have easily understood this point if you had made an effort to do so, without me having to spoonfeed it to you here.
  • sophacles 5y ago
    If you think my point has anything to do with math, maybe you should go look in a mirror and slap yourself.