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Is life a form of computation?

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1. deadbabe ◴[23 Sep 25 22:23 UTC] No.45353565[source]▶
If you believe in Dust Theory then yes life could be a form of computation where consciousness is just a pattern of discrete states.
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2. palmotea ◴[24 Sep 25 13:39 UTC] No.45360208[source]▶
> If you believe in Dust Theory...

I try not to believe in things from sci-fi stories.