(January 29, 2016 at 4:23 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(January 29, 2016 at 3:14 pm)bennyboy Wrote: This all reminds me of a question for Rhythm and Jorm: is the encoding in DNA an idea?
What encoding? I don't know what you mean. DNA strands are made up of chemicals, those chemicals in a given environment give rise to chemical reactions varying from the building of a single cell to the construction of entire living organisms.
Well, let's look at your definition of intentionality. Wouldn't you say, by that definition, that DNA acts with intention over a very long time? At least a lifetime, for sure, but maybe even over the evolution of a species?
