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2007-08-27 07:30:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
No i guess not
2007-08-27 11:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by pdc5200 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HAL is not a good enough name for a living internet. Skynet is much more appropriate. However, kudos for the 2001 reference.
From what I remember in biology, life needs to be organic, able to reproduce, responds to external stimuli. There are a few other factors. The internet cannot reproduce on its own. It sort of responds to external stimuli, however, only to what it is programmed to respond to. Also, it is far from organic. Copper, plastic, and silicon.
2007-08-27 14:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wht a great question! YES the internet is alive I would say it depends. It depends on what type of person that you are.
2007-08-27 14:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by Courtney S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The internet is not alive because it does not do the following:
have cellular structure
reproduce
breath
eat or make its own food
2007-08-27 15:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by chrys989 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a bunch of interconnected servers and home and business computers, and it is bustling with artificial activity so metaphorically it might be alive but it is not something really alive.
2007-08-27 15:11:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
The internet is just an interconnected series of tubes.
2007-08-27 14:32:24 · answer #6 · answered by Brian L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's called HAL and it's watching you!
2007-08-27 14:32:42 · answer #7 · answered by CelesteMoone 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋