▲ 928 ▼ Infinite Monkey Theorem (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] ameancow@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) Worse, creationists use the "watch maker's paradox" as evidence of creation. Same idea but watch parts in a washing machine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] ameancow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) What about a rock formation that happened to be a sun dial? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago The thought experiment is about how wrist watches are incredibly complex and hand crafted machines so if you dissemble one and put all the parts in a clothes dryer you won't get a watch back. (I believe given infinite time and random movements you would eventually get a watch.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) Worse, creationists use the "watch maker's paradox" as evidence of creation. Same idea but watch parts in a washing machine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] ameancow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) What about a rock formation that happened to be a sun dial? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago The thought experiment is about how wrist watches are incredibly complex and hand crafted machines so if you dissemble one and put all the parts in a clothes dryer you won't get a watch back. (I believe given infinite time and random movements you would eventually get a watch.) permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ameancow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) What about a rock formation that happened to be a sun dial? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago The thought experiment is about how wrist watches are incredibly complex and hand crafted machines so if you dissemble one and put all the parts in a clothes dryer you won't get a watch back. (I believe given infinite time and random movements you would eventually get a watch.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago The thought experiment is about how wrist watches are incredibly complex and hand crafted machines so if you dissemble one and put all the parts in a clothes dryer you won't get a watch back. (I believe given infinite time and random movements you would eventually get a watch.) permalink fedilink source parent