"the computer on which I am writing this could not possibly have come into being through the agency of physics alone. The issue is that these scientists are fo

"the computer on which I am writing this could not possibly have come into being through the agency of physics alone. The issue is that these scientists are focusing on some strands in the web of causation that actually exist, and ignoring others that are demonstrably there – such as ideas in our minds, or algorithms embodied in computer programs. These demonstrably act in a top-down way to cause physical effects in the real world. All these processes and actual outcomes are contextually dependent, and this allows the effectiveness of processes such as adaptive selection that are the key to the emergence of genuine complexity." "they should stop indulging in low-grade philosophy in their own writings." I think Dr. Ellis needs to take his own advice on this one.