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Comment on: The Computational Theory of Mind (2015)
The Paper's Scope: Abiogenesis (how self replicating programs emerge).My Scope: Evolution proper (what happens after a replicator exists).Once a self-replicating entity exists, the Weasel loop takes over. Conflating the origin of replicators with the mechanics of evolution itself mixes up two different things.Laws of logic dictates if you can demonstrate E with R, M and N, then any additional variable is neither sufficient nor necessary.From a strict theory-of-computation standpoint, if the core loop can be executed in code, then biological evolution is fundamentally an informational process,