Yes. Of course I see a lot of the same kinds of weirdness in the low-level implementations of computer programs built with high-level code generators.
Whether our genome was created by a pre-existing intelligence using some kind of advanced creature creation software or arose entirely out of selection pressures over time is difficult to gather evidence on, let alone prove. But from a computer programmer’s point of view it’s a pretty awe-inspiring system. Major adaptability AND major stability AND self-assembling.
It would be like finding five million lines of computer code stashed away that’s capable of rewriting itself for piloting anything from a motorcycle to the space shuttle. The fact that it’s a giant ball of muddy spaghetti makes it hard to manipulate for your own purposes, but doesn’t make the end result any less impressive.
Yes. Of course I see a lot of the same kinds of weirdness in the low-level implementations of computer programs built with high-level code generators.
Whether our genome was created by a pre-existing intelligence using some kind of advanced creature creation software or arose entirely out of selection pressures over time is difficult to gather evidence on, let alone prove. But from a computer programmer’s point of view it’s a pretty awe-inspiring system. Major adaptability AND major stability AND self-assembling.
It would be like finding five million lines of computer code stashed away that’s capable of rewriting itself for piloting anything from a motorcycle to the space shuttle. The fact that it’s a giant ball of muddy spaghetti makes it hard to manipulate for your own purposes, but doesn’t make the end result any less impressive.