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If a space probe discovered some vast alien structure clearly acting fulfilling some strange purpose by some opaque means... would we not usefully describe it a
by cheerlessbog 6y ago
If a space probe discovered some vast alien structure clearly acting fulfilling some strange purpose by some opaque means... would we not usefully describe it as a machine?
- whatshisface 6y agoRealistically, if it looked like a bacteria or an animal we would call it life, and it if looked like a printer or a lathe we would call it a machine. That's a more realistic picture of how language works, than expecting everyone to be a philosopher about categories.