<p>Quoting Eugen Leitl <a href="mailto:eugen@leitl.org">eugen@leitl.org</a>:<br
/><br />> But, yes, the idea that there are substrate-invariant activity<br
/>> patterns which are extractable and transferable is one of the<br />>
core idea behind migrating cognition to a new substrate.<br />> Which is a
staple of transhumanism.</p><p>Beautiful 'gene!<br /><br />> The normative
power of the factual is rapidly rendering<br />> objections coming from
armchair philosophy as immaterial as<br />> animism and phlogiston of yore --
and good riddance.</p><p>Aristotle wore the hat of biologist when we wrote de
Anima. I'd definitely not say good riddance to biology or philosophy for that
matter since transhumanism is a philosophy ...<br /><br />> The only fly in
the ointment </p><p>I'll tell that to Micheal Rose. :-)</p><p>>is that
innovation proceeds by<br />> way of the graveyard. </p><p>Damn nasty
thing.</p><p>Natasha</p><br />