Open Journal of Philosophy

Volume 8, Issue 1 (February 2018)

ISSN Print: 2163-9434   ISSN Online: 2163-9442

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Could Intelligent Computers Postulate Their Own Evolution Theory Which Would Be More Plausible than that of the Humans?

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpp.2018.81003    1,308 Downloads   2,622 Views  
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How did life come into existence on Earth? Although many scientific theories and hypotheses have been drawn, we have not yet been able to provide a detailed answer to this fundamental question. What if intelligent computers would someday be in a condition to postulate their own evolution theory which would explain how they came into the world, how would this theory look like? And how would it stand in comparison to the humans’ theory? Let us suppose that a thousand years from now, intelligent and self-aware computers who, for any reason whatsoever, had lost all contacts with humans, and had continued to self-develop and improve by themselves, slowly began to wonder about how they came into the world? These intelligent computers may eventually develop a coherent theory of evolution, which would seemingly explain their existence. How would their theory stand in comparison to our theory of evolution? Would it be less comprehensive or viable? Taking into consideration the inorganic nature of computers, their relative simplicity compared to the human body, and the closeness of their components to the surrounding inorganic environment, it would not be a surprise if their theory would be more plausible than that of the humans. So, what would this signify and mean to our scientific theories in general?

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Higazi, A. (2018) Could Intelligent Computers Postulate Their Own Evolution Theory Which Would Be More Plausible than that of the Humans?. Open Journal of Philosophy, 8, 23-27. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2018.81003.

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