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On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:40:55 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> n example is John Horton Conway's "Game of Life". Simple rules, but
> sometimes complex behavior (e.g. flyers) ensues. It's even been shown,
> IIRC, that one can do computing using game-of-life objects.

There are many parallels in the computer world. 

https://www.baeldung.com/cs/simulated-annealing

Neural networks make use of gradient descent. The problem is getting stuck 
in a local minimum and not finding the global minimum. Basically you have 
to make random bad choices and see how they pan out. I can visualize it 
easier with a real life hill climbing algorithm. If you follow the simple 
rule of always walking uphill sooner or later you'll find yourself 
standing on top of something where there is no uphill choice. 
Unfortunately it isn't the mountain you want to be on so you have to break 
the rule and go downhill for a while.

Not every mutation is beneficial and some are downright deleterious but 
sometimes it works out in the long run.

> Lack of strict definition affects these arguments. Affects arguments
> from religion, philosophy, and even, sometimes, science. Gotta get the
> definitions tight, otherwise you are arguing about words or nonsense.

That's what I like about the pre-Socratics. Admittedly much of their work 
is lost and they may have spent their days arguing about gods but at least 
with what has survived they worked with the material at hand.