[Ian] Can't agree with "brittle" ... they are real in a pragmatic sense. That is useful if defined discretely, and that discrete definition may move with a different basis for defining it. (Hence the current discussion in this thread about what makes the biological level.)
[Krimel] I'll stick with brittle in the sense that they break down when pressed. They are not discrete and attempts to make them so are strained at best. With respect to the notion that biology plays any role inside the computer; that just doesn't fly. Biology depends, arises from, exists as a result of organic (carbon) chemistry. If we ever elect to extend the definition of "life" to include anything outside of carbon based complexity that might be another thing but using life and biology in this context at this point is meaningless. 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
