Andy: > This definition of the biological level does not necessarily exclude > patterns invented or circulated by man. We have already seen man-made > self-perpetuating patterns in the wild: computer viruses. These > patterns are self-replicating in that they can spawn viable copies of > themselves in favorable environments. To varying degrees, they exploit > their environment despite adversity. To varying degrees, they take > part in communication of information about their environments, so they > can be said to have a social level. To varying degrees, they have been > programmed to mutate to gain advantage against other patterns in their > environment. The fact that one can easily defeat the pattern by > pulling the plug is no proof against its being biological as the same > effect could be applied to you by suffocation. > > So you could say that a computer "supports" biological patterns in > that a computer "is a suitable medium for" biological patterns.
Oh yeah? Then all we have to do to create life in computers is (your answer here). This could be viewed as a contest. The winner will be the first human to demonstrate the biological pattern in software. How will the winner demonstrate it? Oh, that's easy, just (your answer here). Andy Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
