Re: machines vs. living systems

["glen e. p. ropella" <***>]

Judith Rosen wrote:
> Didn't I say Venter wasn't fabricating an organism by doing that?

Yes.  But, either you didn't defend that opinion (possibly because 
everyone here already agrees with you ;-) or I didn't understand your 
defense.

> What, specifically, are you wanting to do?

This is a general inquiry.  I seem to lack a facility that you guys seem 
to have, namely the unadulterated ability to tell the difference between 
a machine and an organism... and complete confidence that you're right 
in your judgement.  I just don't have that ability.  It seems totally 
plausible that organisms are simply robust machines to me.

That's what my inquiry is about.  But, as I said, perhaps it's not 
appropriate for this forum.

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