On Jan 19, 8:34 pm, Jason Resch <jasonre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Some have argued that cars are alive. They evolve, consume, move, > reproduce and so on. While they are dependent on humans for reproduction, > we too depend on a a very specific environment to reproduce. Much like > viruses. >
Yes, from an alien astronomer's perspective, cars would clearly seem to be the conscious agents on this planet. Does that show the limits of observation or the broadness of 'life'? I think that since our own experience verifies that our interiority is not publicly accessible except through indirect means, that tilts the scale sharply toward the probability that observation is limited. We know that cars don't drive by themselves, but we know that we can drive them when we want to. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
