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I think computer viruses should count as life ... I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.
I think computer viruses should count as life ... I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.
Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
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- Stephen Hawking
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- Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
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