[ExI] Directed Evolution Teaches Nature the Unnatural, Brings Silicon to Life

spike spike66 at att.net
Fri Nov 25 15:55:43 UTC 2016


>... On Behalf Of Giulio Prisco
Subject: Re: [ExI] Directed Evolution Teaches Nature the Unnatural, Brings
Silicon to Life

>...Why shouldn't C-Si lifeforms be intelligent?





They might be, eventually.  But it might take 3 billion years to get there.
Or there is something like the blue-green algae equilibrium that
carbon-based life was stuck in for a couple billion years, but one that is
even more stable.

spike




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