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From: Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address>
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Subject: Re: Is is alive ?
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:41:28 +1100
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On 24/01/2016 2:17 AM, Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
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>     Supose you build a robot that wants what humans want,
>     one that thinks it's alive.   Is is alive ?
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It's really not a helpful question. Before you can answer such a 
question, you need to define the word "alive". Once you've done that, 
you can answer the question, which accordingly serves no real purpose.

Sylvia