now that does not answer the question... i know y.... but Y? i mean if you are gonna ask if a rock has life y cant we ask if planets have life.. planets as in planet bodies...like does the earth minus us have life ... or does mercury have.. or the Sun.... so on....
On May 13, 8:16 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > Switch from a BA to a BS and you'll have those answers... ;) > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:07 AM, pol.science kid <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Do planets have life.... and volcanoes... why are the laws of physics > > so absolute.. why doesnt a planet ever stray from its orbit.... > > > On May 13, 7:50 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 'Life' has definitely become a tricky word to define these days. A rock > > is inert, passive, possesses no active systems, is incapable of > > reproduction, is inorganic, and thus my scientist's brain rules it out. > > Questioning what is sentient has become a whole new conundrum, as both many > > species of animals (long thought insentient by many schools of thought), and > > some complex AI systems are capable of displaying traits of self awareness > > and subjective perception. Combined with the long running argument of 'What > > is consciousness?', it tends to make it difficult for a rationalist to come > > to an easy answer. > > > > [ Attached Message ]From:gruff <[email protected]>To:"\"Minds Eye\"" < > > [email protected]>Date:Wed, 13 May 2009 07:09:51 -0700 > > (PDT)Local:Wed, May 13 2009 7:09 pmSubject:[Mind's Eye] Re: Is the Dream > > Dead? > > > > "... On May 12, 7:30 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> > > > wrote: ..." > > > > > I believe the question could be rephrased as, 'Why do you think a rock > > has life?' > > > > Life as we know it to be is not infused in a rock. I think the only > > > way a rock -- or any other such matter -- could be considered to have > > > anything even remotely considered to be life would be the forces that > > > imbue that rock at the atomic or sub-atomic level. To my thinking, > > > life implies sentience which is the ability to feel or perceive > > > subjectively. Of course it could also be argued whether or not a > > > single celled creature -- which we do define as possessing life -- can > > > actually feel or perceive subjectively. However, I seriously doubt > > > whether a rock or any other such matter, could be considered to have > > > life as such. I've never known a rock that could feel anything.- Hide > > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" 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/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
