> That's like saying a dead worm and a live worm are not so different. What? No. > If there is a difference in how they evolve, there is a something to be lik

> That's like saying a dead worm and a live worm are not so different. What? No. > If there is a difference in how they evolve, there is a something to be like it because it has to have some kind of perception and action selection mechanism. What it's like to be a worm is the perception stream evaluated by the value function of the worm. Assuming that by "evolve" you mean "evolve as a dynamical system", then yes.