Originally Posted by
Pixies2
Uploading a mind into digital software would not be life because it doesn't meet the requirements for self-sustaining processes. It merely relies on a power cord.
What if it had a fully synthetic body it could operate, and consume solar energy to power itself? Is that self-sustaining enough for you? Because it's not as far-fetched as you think. Refer to transhumanism topic.
Originally Posted by
PlayerID666
lolno
"Living organisms undergo metabolism, maintain homeostasis, possess a capacity to grow, respond to stimuli, reproduce and, through natural selection, adapt to their environment in successive generations."
Standard qualifications for life.
There was some mnemonic to remember it by, but fuck that.
Yes, I am aware of the narrow biological criteria for life. What I am saying is that it is not the
only one, and as we merge with our technology it will become used less and less.
Read this:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/life/#6