Re: virus: Technology (was manifest science)

Dylan Durst (ddurst@levien.com)
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 19:26:43 -0700 (PDT)

> People are not reduceable to things, Brett.

I disagree. I think that a carbon atom is a thing. I think that a protein chain is a thing. I think that a cell is a thing. I think that at multi-cellular structure is a thing. I think a neural network is a thing. I think a brain is a thing. I think our bodies our things. I think people are things. I think that our ecosystem is a thing. I think our planet is a thing. I think our solar system is a thing. . . To pull people out of that list seems to be a bit out of whack. But then again, its just me again.

> proper. The difference is that you are using and modifying it
> according to your intention, and thus redefining it as an object
> manufactured according to a preconceived design, one which will
> allow you to more efficiently use it to modify other objects.

The problem is that only 'YOU' are modifying it. I just see it as a sack of carbon chains spinning today.