With all due respect Greg, I think that you have a bit of denial here as
to what Alife feels. Since we are simulating creatures of instinct,
which react to stimuli, then, Alife has really no distinction from
biolife. Animals merely react to input via sensory nerves as pre
programmed by evolved instincts. There is absoulutely no difference,
unless you are an adherent to the Gaia theology. What we are currently
simulating is merely at the level of animals operating on their lizard
evolved cortex, over time, being able to reach higher orders of
simulation will eventually make us able to "simulate" human behavior and
reasoning. At which point, A-Greg will debate with Greg over who is real
and who is not real......
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