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I do not think that teaching genetic algorithms will help. I think that the question we ask has become so completely infected by politics and religion right no
by 27182818284 17y ago
I do not think that teaching genetic algorithms will help. I think that the question we ask has become so completely infected by politics and religion right now, that it may no longer be a good question to ask. Currently, we ask people whether they believe in evolution and I believe that a substantial majority instantly translates the question in their heads to, "Do you believe in God?" Then they answer no. Likewise, I think a great majority instantly translate the question into something like, “Are you a democrat or a republican?”
Regardless of the agency, such as Gallup, posing the questions and regardless of how carefully the questions were prepared, it just seems that these type of questions have been biased beyond use. In short, I don’t think that the rates for evolution’s acceptance are as low as they appear to be.
Lastly, most scientists, programmers, and etc that I know already accept evolution. If genetic algorithms were to be used to enhance the understanding of evolution in the general public, you would also have to teach the general public more about computer programming, algorithms, and math in general, and none of those are trivial things to do.