[extropy-chat] Human Evolution

[Brett Paatsch]

Avantegardian wrote:

[Following some very useful links and researching ...]
> I find the term "non-biological life" to be oxymoronic as

> biology is the study of "life" with no qualification that it 

> be based on carbon-chemistry. Even if you are talking

>  about silicon based AI machines from Betelgeuse,

> it is still biological

Interesting. In your view then what is "life" or perhaps more

easily, are things that don't die in the ordinary or expected 

course not alive? Does the distinction between "life" and

"non-life" matter to you? Why?

Regards,

Brett









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