Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05191
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bob Shannon bshannon@tiac.net
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 08:47:04 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: What does purposeful mean, anyway?
Ripter01@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/8/99 9:04:42 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> LiquidFord@aol.com writes:
>
> > Well, sorry to add to the fire but one thing Robotics and Nature have
> > everything to do with another. Robotics are somewhat living creature
> > created
> > my living creatures. They may not be able to do much now but I am sure
> one
> > day a robot will take your words and beat you at any word game.
> >
> >
> 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
Ahhh, moths have a brain, and do vastly more than any photovore ever will.
Lets stick to reality here please.
Anybody know how many neurons are in a moths brain?
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