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There are a million other words they could have chosen. I'm harsh on this word because it's emblematic of the problem mindset. Programme at the very least impli
by mxkopy 5y ago
There are a million other words they could have chosen. I'm harsh on this word because it's emblematic of the problem mindset. Programme at the very least implies some sort of coherence. It's clear to me they think that individuals are choosing to influence evolution through some "programme". If there is coherence in evolution it has nothing to do with the individual.
This could have been a direct translation from Sanskrit and the ideas would still be wrong.
- ben_w 5y agoWhile I agree that “programme” is a poor choice which brings with it totally incorrect implications, I can see how the word might be arrived at: evolution -> evolutionary algorithm -> algorithm -> computer program -> program -> programme.
- kergonath 5y agoI don’t see how to explain it more clearly: the same word can have different nuances in different languages. Therefore, using the word can be a translation issue rather than the person making that specific argument. So you are attacking an argument that the person did not necessarily make (at least not intentionally). Now, I could well be wrong, but the fact that the word is not consistent with the rest of the comment is an indication. Again, there is no need to be so agressive.