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Interesting ... Maybe evolution doesn't follow a pattern? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_induction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_induction

• lucifer 17y ago
  Evolution is subservient to mathematics that governs physics. It merely searches the phenotype space, but that space is structured and constrained. (Number governs all.)
  • alextp 17y ago
    First, mathematics is the language used to describe physics; it does not at all constrain what physical patterns are possible to express. With a bit of mental work mathematics can represent anything. It is not at all clear that the phenotype space is constrained by simple mathematical patterns (such as "center" as you mentioned). This sounds like religious analogy, not scientific thinking.
    • lucifer 17y ago
      "First, mathematics is the language used to describe physics; it does not at all constrain what physical patterns are possible to express." Mathematics is entirely independent of physics and is not a mere descriptive language. The second statement sounds "religious"; perhaps you can demonstrate a case in point? "It is not at all clear that the phenotype space is constrained by simple mathematical patterns." There was no mention of "simple" in the comment to which you have replied. Simply a statement of the fact that no amount of evolutionary development can give rise to the impossible.