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| Quote (Zachriel @ Oct. 04 2007,12:38) | | Quote (Rob @ Oct. 04 2007,12:07) | | Quote (Zachriel @ Oct. 04 2007,10:48) | | Quote | | scordova: I’m so glad to meet others who like Hofstadter’s book! It is a stealth ID classic, imho. |
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So is Origin of the Species, donchaknow. |
How could scordova have read Gödel, Escher, Bach and come to that conclusion? The whole book is about emergent phenomena. You couldn't ask for a more colorful description of how complexity emerges from evolutionary processes than the Anteater's Fugue. And if the Anteater knows anything, he knows ants!
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Ahhmmmmphfft! The book quite specifically and eloquently explains exactly the opposite. Oohh. it hurts. I really enjoyed that book. Now I'm gonna have to trash sal.
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Who said that ev'ry wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it
Look what it's done so far
The Daily Wingnut
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