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From: eomu01@castle.ed.ac.uk (Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: comuter life - defn
Message-ID: <9011@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 8 Mar 91 15:38:29 GMT
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bjkinane@vax1.tcd.ie writes:

>Ok here is a possible definition of life.

>1 - shape
>2 - energy processing
>3 - information processing
>4 - reproduction

I think that we have already had several definitions of "life" during
the course of this discussion! To add another one now would only seem to
muddy the waters!!!

:Nicholas