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Re:The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence by colechristensen on Saturday September 04, 2021 @12:02AM (#28411967)
> In my mind, alive is a binary term.

Thought experiment: could you rigorously define and determine the nanosecond in which life begins and ends for a mammal?

How about a nanometer precise surface boundary between a single living organism and its nonliving environment?

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Re:The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence by mtqwerty on Saturday September 04, 2021 @03:31AM (#28412914)
Thank you for responding to my incorrect take constructively. These were both good thought experiments and I concede, alive is definitely not a binary concept.

In your opinion, what organisms are intelligent?

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