Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #05184



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "George Rix" rix.g@bmts.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 07:07:19 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: What does purposeful mean, anyway?


> Robotic life has already been created, Moths are no more alive than a
> photovore they both do the same thing, servive without a brain. They both
> are just smart bodys
Now I'm sorry, but this is really asking for it. A major difference between
a moth and a photovore is the level of complexity, survivability and all
that stuff. The moth wins. But then, you can disconnect a wire in a
photovore and later, when it's reconnected, it will work again. You can't
preserve life that way. And moths reproduce, and, and...
Okay, I get what you mean, but still...
Signing off,
Rob Rix

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