On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 6:05 PM, John Mikes <[email protected]> wrote:
JKC: you wrote > *Atoms are more fundamental than molecules but molecules have properties > than atoms don't have, and molecules are more fundamental than life but > life has properties that molecules don't have; in the same way > consciousness needs intelligent behavior and intelligent behavior needs > computation and computation needsphysics. * > Yes I wrote that * -- then:* > > >> >> Would you care to tell how you define 'life'? >> > > > > > No, I would not care to do so.. > > > >> >> >> or: 'intelligent behavior'? >> > > > > No. > Yes, I wrote that too. > > so the content of your diatribe is not meaningful for you? > No. How in the world did you come to that conclusion? If I didn't know better I'd say you almost sound like you believe the ultimate source of meaning comes from definitions, but I don't want to insult anybody by accusing anyone of being that foolish. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
