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Exploring Cellular Automata and the Game of Life
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The Game of Life is a clear illustration of how things can evolve without any understanding of the system beyond its simple initial conditions and rules. Mathematician John Conway stated that it felt immoral to turn off the computer once he became invested in playing the game.
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