Re: infinite regresses

Mark R. Chandler (CHANDLER@TCRCA.USBM.GOV)
Tue, 28 Feb 1995 09:48:52 CST


greetings. i see don got to AL. i was wondering what difficulties you
see with this position, don? electronic ecologies can be downloaded
and run, and mining engineers (not a truly farsighted group,
historically) are planing for a relative near term nanotechnology
based mining methodology.

> Sercondly, life crawling out of a test tube is one thing, but
> "Artificial Life" and "AI" have been being promoted enthusiastically
> by many for some time. We have tried to point out the difficulties
> with this position.

> Regards, Don Mikulecky
>
>
yours in research,

mrc

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