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Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds (bbc.com)

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[–] oo1@lemmings.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I think their research is empirically falsified already. If chimp = monkey, then "simian" is reasonable generalisation of "monkey" - also that reflects a lot of real english speakers usage of the words.

A less than infinite number of simians have already done it once.

Not to mention that I think they're assuming no evolution. Fucking chriatian fundamentalists.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

A less than infinite number of simians have already done it once.

And how likely is it that it'll be done again identically by a finite set of simians?

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