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From: szarekw@lonexc.radc.af.mil (William J. Szarek)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: computer life?
Summary: Does the answer give insight to our origin
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Date: 20 Feb 91 13:12:10 GMT
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In article <1991Feb14.135220.7790@vax1.tcd.ie> bjkinane@vax1.tcd.ie writes:
>I am preparing a presentation on the subject of whether computers can be
>considered as an emerging life-form at a very primitive stage of evolution and
>on the future implications of this for mankind . I would welcome any views on
>this area.

Hmmm.  Since you (I presume) consider 'computer life' to be emerging, possibly
along the same path to intelligence that we (humans) have, I wonder can this
be possible support for the existance of a superior diety or God that controlled
our rise from plasma slime to rulers of the earth?  I can see parallels between
the technological advances made by people (computer's God) being applied
to computers and 'called' evolution (even though natural selection has nothing
to do with it).  Maybe natural selection is garbage . . . Maybe there *is*
a God who created us to know Him, to love Him, to serve Him, and to be happy
with Him in Heaven.  Maybe my ancestors are not bloody chimps and pond scum.
I kinda hoped all along that I was made in the image of God!

Praise be His most Holy Name and His Blessings on the science that deals
with *REAL* reality.

Buzz