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Comment author: morganism 14 May 2016 09:50:27PM -1 points [-]

"Humans are nothing but robots that nature, via Darwinian evolution, happened to produce from self-assembling nano machinery."

"‘natural’ selection involves systems eating each other while ‘artificial’ selection is less violent."

http://www.science20.com/alpha_meme/adapting_as_nano_approaches_biological_complexity_witnessing_humanai_integration_critically-172631

Comment author: Viliam 15 May 2016 08:09:55PM *  1 point [-]

Sounds like a bunch of impressive words randomly thrown together. More of less what you would expect from someone who calls themselves "alpha meme".

Recommended reading: The Virtue of Narrowness, No Evolutions for Corporations or Nanodevices