Tell us about the dinosaurs

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Seriously? So since all software uses binary code then all computers must have evolved from a common ancestor?

Cough..Collossus....Cough

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer


The Colossus machines were electronic computing devices used by British codebreakers to help read encrypted German messages during World War II. These were the world's first programmable, digital, electronic, computing devices. They used vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) to perform the calculations.

I would argue that Charles Babbage's Difference engine precedes that by far. You haven't lived if you haven't seen this awesome machine in operation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine

I did know about that machine, but at the time it was a dead end.
Colossus however led direct;ly to the computers we see today.

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Seriously? So since all software uses binary code then all computers must have evolved from a common ancestor?

Cough..Collossus....Cough

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer


The Colossus machines were electronic computing devices used by British codebreakers to help read encrypted German messages during World War II. These were the world's first programmable, digital, electronic, computing devices. They used vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) to perform the calculations.

Cough...computers don't evolve by natural means they are created by men....cough

I see an atempt to 'shoehorn in' intelligent design into this as a counter argument to evolution.

I'm tempted not to rise to the bait, but here goes anyway.

That mens designs and creations change over time is down to scientific improvements and market forces. Two very well understood concepts.

Plants,animals and fungus change overtime due to the very well understood concept of evolution.

What is needed to drive change is a mechanism and in both cases mechanisms exist.