| The problem with this is that just because the test goes on for infinity, does not mean the monkeys will eventually go through an infinite number of possible arrangements of words because their typing won't be systematic.
The presumption with this theory is that the monkeys will be providing completely random typing, but there is nothing to say they won't type the same patterns over and over again, and infact everything to suggest that they will. Even a human cannot provide completely random typing, they settle into routines, patterns and continue those patterns. For this theory to be successful, a better example would be some kind of automatic typing machine that types 'a' and then 'aa' and so forth. It would eventually write the entire works of shakespeare because it would be going through all the possible outcomes, rather then a monkey which being a living creature with a non-systematic brain will likely simply repeat patterns of body movements through it's typing.
Of course it's only an analogy and the random typing machine just doesn't sound as interesting...I'm just being nitpicky.
Look out kid, they keep it all hid. |