On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Jason Resch <jasonre...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I use the exact same definition of life that MILLIONS of people on this > planet once used: the word "Life" refers to some organic matter filled with > elan vital. > Fine. Organic matter is matter that operates according to the laws of carbon chemistry, and future computers will almost certainly contain carbon nanotubes and 2D carbon Graphene sheets. And I have no idea what "elan vital" is and those who like the term have even less idea than I do, but whatever it is if meat can have it I see no reason why a computer can't have it too. So even by your definition a computer could be alive. But Jason I want to ask you a direct question, and this isn't rhetorical I'd really like an answer: If there is no all encompassing purpose or a goal to existence and if the unknown principle responsible for the existence of the universe is not intelligent and is not conscious and is not a being then do you think it adds to clarity to call that principle "God"? 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
