Decius wrote:
] ] "They made the machines. That's what I'm trying to tell
] ] you. Meat made the machines."
] ]
] ] "That's ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? You're
] ] asking me to believe in sentient meat."
] ]
] ] "I'm not asking you, I'm telling you. These creatures are
] ] the only sentient race in that sector and they're made
] ] out of meat."
] ]
] ] "Maybe they're like the orfolei. You know, a carbon-based
] ] intelligence that goes through a meat stage."
] ]
] ] "Nope. They're born meat and they die meat. We studied
] ] them for several of their life spans, which didn't take
] ] long. Do you have any idea what's the life span of meat?"

I can't remember who wrote this but I believe that its essentially a parody of Serle, Penrose and others who think there's something "special" about meat computers which precludes silicon intelligence.

RE: Before The Matrix, There was Only Meat