• Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems
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      7 months ago

      I mean, assuming it is at all possible (or rather that the problem even means anything), I suppose four billion years is a rather generous deadline.

    • WolfLink@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      If I practice trying to shoot hoops every day I’m going to get one in a lot sooner than you will just kicking at the ball every time you walk by.

      • Warren Christmas@mastodon.me.uk
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        7 months ago

        @WolfLink so you’re saying there’s a measurable correlation between practicing a skill and getting better at it? Amazing

        What’s this got to do with the Big Averaging Machine?

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          7 months ago

          Specifically trying to do something will get it done a lot faster than waiting for it to happen by chance.

    • frezik
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      7 months ago

      We go orders of magnitude faster than evolution on tons of things. It’s not that big of a claim.