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Post selection is also design. Evolution by natural (or artificial, for that matter) selection works by post-selection. I'm happy to agree that it affords muc
by nullc 3mo ago
Post selection is also design. Evolution by natural (or artificial, for that matter) selection works by post-selection.
I'm happy to agree that it affords much less degrees of freedom than original design, but the irrelevance argument depends on no influence rather than a lack of absolute influence.
- tptacek 3mo agoI'd call this an instance of the genetic fallacy, but it's even less tethered to reason than that.