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Re: Lewontin reviews Steven Rose's latest book on the brain

In Robert Heinlein's "libertarian"-flavored THE MOON IS A HARSH
MISTRESS, the computer is so complex that it gains consciousness. 

(The utopia that results from the revolution is obstensibly utopian, but
is secretly controlled by a cabal, including the computer.) 

Jim Devine, e-mail: jdevine@xxxxxxx
web: http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/ 

> 
> is there a reason why a network of computers cannot exhibit similar
> characteristics? (and now we can link this thread to jimD's godel
> one! ;-)).
> 
>         --ravi
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