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Category: AI • Neuroscience • Philosophy • Psychology • Technology
Posted on: May 22, 2007 10:00 AM, by Sandra Kiume
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If someone could adequately define life, consciousness or thought, I might be able to tell you...
Posted by: Dunc | May 22, 2007 12:10 PM
Life is fairly well defined.
See Farmer-Belin -- http://virgil.gr/19/FarmerBelin.IsItAlive.pdf
Posted by: virgil | May 24, 2007 3:05 AM