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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Human beings may soon create life from inanimate molecules for the first time... That's FASCINATING, in my opinion. I wonder what other people think...

Pursuing Synthetic Life, Dazzled by Reality - NYTimes.com
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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Depends on your definition of life. We already make machines that can make more of themselves.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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I like this one from Merriam Webster...

an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
If you can find me a machine that fits into that definition, I'll be impressed.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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If I told you, I would have to shoot you.
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