On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:27:43 PM UTC-4, stathisp wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:20 AM, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Cells may not be only machines though, they are also self-organizing >> life >> > experiences. They have mechanistic characteristics as well, but they >> are not >> > defined as that only. Molecules aren't only machines either, but >> different >> > experiences are associated with different kinds of molecules. By >> assuming >> > that all things are only machines from the beginning, you beg the >> question >> > of whether things can be treated like machines. There are >> thermodynamically >> > irreversible processes involved. It would be like unburning a log or >> putting >> > water back into a wave. >> >> Metabolism involves replacing parts of cells that break down with >> inanimate matter from the environment. The cells may or may not have >> experiences associated with them but apparently this process preserves >> the experiences. A car may have experiences and replacing the worn out >> car parts preserves the car's function and may also preserve the car's >> experiences. In what way is maintenance of cells fundamentally >> different to maintenance of cars? >> > > The difference is that cells only metabolize when they are alive. A car > was never alive so it has to be maintained externally and can't heal > itself. > Well we are one step closer, machines that can metabolize and feed themselves: http://www.robotictechnologyinc.com/index.php/EATR Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
