evolution is by definition always an overall improvement
Meaningless. Improved from whose point of view? Faster lions is great for the lions, but a bit of a downer for the antelopes.
Don't interpret "fittest" (as in survival of) as any kind of value judgement. It isn't. In fact it's a tautology.
Evolution doesn't have a standpoint. Would you claim that ohm's law is false on the grounds that whatever happens to the current is fine from the voltage's standpoint?
I wonder how they'd have done if they'd gone to a country with roughly the same area, natural resources and so on as the homeland. Size isn't everything but it does matter.
So you're saying that because it's not true of every game, or because other things can also do the same, then this invalidates my argument?
Where did I say every? Face it, the majority of games (especially weighted for popularity) are just flashy shoot 'em ups and scripted, one right way to do it adventures.
I'd recommend you understand the concept of 2-dimensional spacial awareness though
Should I ever move to flatland, I'll follow your advice -it'll be very useful there.
So which game company do you work for?
Improved reasoning, critical problem solving and rational decision making
Not many games are that deep. And chess, card games & boardgames can all do that too.
therapeutic effects (stress relief)
Maybe, but how is that educational?
improved hand-eye coordination
You mean learning sets of keypresses till they become like a reflex? Jolly useful.
improved spatial awareness
With a flat display, how? Even in the best simulations the physics isn't the same as real life. You'd get better results shooting hoops or knocking a tennis ball around. And get some exercise into the bargain.
It's called combined heat and power, and it's been around for a long time. It's fine if you have a use for the heat as a byproduct (e.g. it's minus 10 outside). Not so fine if you'd rather have the energy in the form of light, electricity etc - especially if heat is a nuisance (e.g. it's 40* degrees outside).
But the if has a slim chance of happening here without a little help.
You're right, viruses never mutate on their own. Or cross from one species to another. One of the people who says it's when rather than if is a microbiologist - I'm not saying he's infallible, but don't be offended if I'd trust his opinion over yours.
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Don't interpret "fittest" (as in survival of) as any kind of value judgement. It isn't. In fact it's a tautology.
Could it be that the scientists are adapting (by changing their wording) in response to their environment (increased hostility to evolution)?
Nah, simpler to assume there's some kind of invisible mastermind in the background planning it all.
Evolution doesn't have a standpoint. Would you claim that ohm's law is false on the grounds that whatever happens to the current is fine from the voltage's standpoint?
RTFPP. Advertising != movies.
I'm sorry for modding you down, but it's not my fault. I'm uatistic.
The fact that it's one of the most overused Hollywood plotlines ever?
So which game company do you work for?
It's called passive stalking. You haven't heard of it?
In an icy sky
Soars high the lonely joke.
You are far below.
Its, a posessive
It's is a contraction
You fail it twice
* 100 if you're metric.
What advantage do you get from playing with a playstation? It seems many people here assume that if it's got a computer in it, it's educational.
Now if only they could reverse this process to store a picture in 12 bytes...
Secede - I'm sure Canada would be glad to have you. Heck, with 3 As in your name there's no way they'd refuse!
Think what about Y2K? That it was all a hoax, or that the reason shit didn't generally happen was that people prepared for it and fixed bugs?
Furthermore, since you always find something in the last place you look, I save time by searching in reverse order.