Re: AI in FT (was Re: Be gentle...)

On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Allan Goodall wrote:

> I disagree. First off, I prefer the term "sapient" as opposed to
"sentient."
> I'll have to wait until I get home to check up the definitions, but if
I
> remember correctly, an earthworm can be said to be "sentient" while
only
> higher life forms are sapient.

Sapient: wise; sagacious; full of knowledge; discerning: often ironical.

Sentient: of capable of feeling  or pers=ception; conscious. 

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