[FRIAM] Any non-biological complex systems?

[Steven A Smith]

I find that an astute (yet obvious in retrospect) observation. This 
suggests "consciousness" or "intelligence" or "wisdom", no??



On 5/28/17 12:38 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
>
> “As you get systems of coupled complex systems that are all 
> dissipating gradients that are generated by the other and all complex 
> systems are open to matter and energy flows, the boundary of a living 
> system continues to expand out to the point that I start to sound like 
> a pantheist and the world as a whole system is alive. I choose to take 
> it on faith that it is.”
>
> **
>
> To be a truly autonomous agent, and above the fray, one would have the 
> option of not dissipating an evident gradient.   To do that would be 
> to be more alive -- actions need not be taken because their 
> consequences are already understood.
>
> Marcus
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