[MD] expanded list Platt

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John C,

Omit the adjective "true" in your question and I would say, yes, antibody 
reactions are intelligent because they exhibit purposive behavior. Do you 
agree?

Platt. 




On 27 Apr 2010 at 12:37, John Carl wrote:

> Craig, Platt,
> 
> An interesting article by Scott Brown in this month's Wired comments that
> with our informational neurostructure, (big screen pics of suffering in
> Haiti, followed by the availability of texting bucks to Haiti, followed by
> dopamine rush which comes with altruistic behavior) and that humanity morphs
> into a larger organism with built-in pain receptors and antibody reactions.
> 
> Now the question I'd ask is, "Do these cells then have true intelligence?"