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Stephen Hawking

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.

Stephen Hawking

Computers

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Stephen Hawking suggests that computer viruses qualify as a type of life because they can reproduce and evolve, similar to living organisms. He also implies that these viruses reflect a darker side of human nature, since the first life forms we have made are harmful and destructive, mirroring negative traits we possess.

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