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Weasel Program

The weasel program, Dawkins’ weasel, or the Dawkins weasel is a thought experiment and a variety of computer simulations illustrating it. They clarify that the process that drives evolutionary systems — random variation combined with non-random cumulative selection — is different from pure chance. (via yeslikethemotorcycle)