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From: reh@wam.umd.edu (Richard E. Huddleston)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: computer life?
Keywords: Survival, instincts
Message-ID: <1991Mar11.001336.15962@wam.umd.edu>
Date: 11 Mar 91 00:13:36 GMT
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In article <2179@cluster.cs.su.oz.au> carsup@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Fisher Library support) writes:
>In article <1991Feb27.150208.27855@mp.cs.niu.edu> rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) writes:
>>In article <1991Feb27.134800.18153@news.larc.nasa.gov> kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey) writes:
>>>   Granted, this is a good point.  But manmade systems (like computers)
>>>are not evolved, but designed.
>>
>> But the design has evolved (from the results of experience with prior designs).
>Has anyone any Proof that life itself was not designed? I think not.
>Remember that Scientific Knowledge is really scientific belief, and
>should be treated as such.
>
>Chris

Sounds like you're quoting Richard Morris.
 
The valid replies to your line of reasoning would choke this bandwidth;
I refer you to _Abusing Science_, Kitcher, MIT Press.
 
Richard Huddleston
 
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