Avida

Rather evolutionary algorithms are a mathematical class and Avida is a member of that class. eric: In one evolutionary model, acquiring surplus instructions counted as "food" regardless of whether the instructions did anything or not.

Behe: ID rescues Common Descent 2007

In the same way, Avida is of value not as a detailed model of biological reality, but as an abstract demonstration of the characteristics of Darwinian processes, including their ability to produce irreducible complexity.

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In any case, Avida is certainly not "blind to the whole problem of biological adaptation", modelling as it does the essential components of a Darwinian process: replication, heritable variation, and selection.

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"In any case, Avida is certainly not" blind to the whole problem of biological adaptation ", modelling as it does the essential components of a Darwinian process: replication, heritable variation, and selection."

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In lay terms, Avida is a digital world in which simple computer programs mutate and evolve.

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Avida is an auto-adaptive genetic system designed primarily for use as a platform in Digital or Artificial Life research.

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I now felt that I had hard data to support the notion of Avida and I as husband and wife.

The Brotherhood of Man Kimani Kinyua 2006

So, for a second, and it was odd due to the fact that I had never thought of it before, I pondered the idea of Avida and myself having a family.

The Brotherhood of Man Kimani Kinyua 2006

Pennock is working on a version of Avida called Avida-ED which is designed for educational use.

Desperately Dissing Avida - The Panda's Thumb 2005

The amount of stealth circularity in Darwinian proofs such as Avida is distressing.

Vacuity of ID: Comments on Irreducible Complexity - The Panda's Thumb 2006