The generation of Wikipedia entries are not random. Not even the spam is random. This is why the analogy fails. The reason evolution is non-intuitive is because it describes a system (natural selection) bringing order (more advanced species) out of chaos (random mutation). Wikipedia is non-intuitive because in these post-modern times the thought that large groups of people might behave in a manner approaching altruism is generally dismissed out of hand.
Call me crazy, but I don't see how using systems based on the intelligent operation of individual comes even close to explaining the random chance of evolution. The author has had an epiphany: intelligent design can be used to help religious nuts understand that although evolution is non-intuitive it is clearly correct.
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The generation of Wikipedia entries are not random. Not even the spam is random. This is why the analogy fails. The reason evolution is non-intuitive is because it describes a system (natural selection) bringing order (more advanced species) out of chaos (random mutation). Wikipedia is non-intuitive because in these post-modern times the thought that large groups of people might behave in a manner approaching altruism is generally dismissed out of hand.
Call me crazy, but I don't see how using systems based on the intelligent operation of individual comes even close to explaining the random chance of evolution. The author has had an epiphany: intelligent design can be used to help religious nuts understand that although evolution is non-intuitive it is clearly correct.