Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
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From: jwtlai@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Jim W Lai)
Subject: Re: computer life?
Message-ID: <1991Feb26.165733.18747@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Keywords: Survival, instincts
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <8617@castle.ed.ac.uk> <1991Feb22.220125.20891@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> <willdye.667540138@typhoon> <1791@svin02.info.win.tue.nl>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 1991 16:57:33 GMT
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In article <1791@svin02.info.win.tue.nl> wsinpim@info.win.tue.nl writes:
>Computers so far lack both the drive to sustain their own existence and
>the means to do so. They are easily maltreated and demolished and their
>software is easily removed.

With the advent of modern technology, most organic life is easily
maltreated and demolished, and their DNA is easily removed.
