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>From: zirdum@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Antun Zirdum)
Subject: Re: Intelligence, awareness, and esthetics
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In article   writes:
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>From: G.Joly@cs.ucl.ac.uk (Gordon Joly)
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>Subject: Re: Intelligence, awareness, and esthetics
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>< In article <1992Apr27.162558.9544@javelin.sim.es.com> biesel@javelin.sim.es.com (Heiner Biesel)
><  writes:
>< > I am inclined to accept the intelligence and awareness of Beethoven
>< 
>< Strange. I thought Beethoven was dead, and dead people usually aren't
>< aware of anything, as far as I know.
>< 
>< --
>< Kristoffer Eriksson, Peridot Konsult AB, Hagagatan 6, S-703 40 Oerebro, Sweden
>< Phone: +46 19-13 03 60  !  e-mail: ske@pkmab.se
>< Fax:   +46 19-11 51 03  !  or ...!{uunet,mcsun}!mail.swip.net!kullmar!pkmab!ske
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>As I see it, I have just read a stream of bits, from .SE domain (SWEDEN).
>
>Is there anybody out there? Are you alive?
>
If he does not answer I would be inclined to say
that he is not alive/ or not intelligent! However
if he answers to your satisfaction, you have no 
reason to exclude him from the domain of intelligence.

By the way, send such a message to Beethoven!
>Are these characters in the sceen alive (for you)?
>
>
>Gordon Joly                                       +44 71 387 7050 ext 3703
>Internet: G.Joly@cs.ucl.ac.uk        UUCP: ...!{uunet,uknet}!ucl-cs!G.Joly
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