- Would it believe that its programmer exists?
- Would it think instead that binary data and processor logic was all that was needed to understand its universe?
- Would it wonder "Who programmed the programmer?" or "Where is his source code?"
- Would it hold that all different beliefs in the programmer were equally valid?
- Would it believe in life after reboot?
At uni I wrote an Alife program on an Amstrad 512. (I had to leave it going for days to get enough mutations to make it interesting).
ReplyDeleteI would ponder similar thoughts to yours.
I used to get really fond of those little guys. But I wouldn't have died for them.