# The EricMH Information Argument and Simulation

**URL:** https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-ericmh-information-argument-and-simulation/1094
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**Created:** [August 10, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-ericmh-information-argument-and-simulation/1094 "2018-08-10T00:07:12Z")
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### Author: ![EricMH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/ericmh/32/679_2.png) [@EricMH](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/EricMH)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-ericmh-information-argument-and-simulation/1094/125 "2018-08-11T04:47:39Z")

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> [@An Information Test For Artificial vs. Natural Selection?](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/an-information-test-for-artificial-vs-natural-selection/1116/2):
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> That would be a remarkable feat if it were possible. I cannot imagine how it could be accomplished without making use of cheat information (e.g. artifacts left by the humans, like camera footage).

A tractable experiment is to see whether human guidance in genetic programming is identifiable.

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