"No , only LIVING things can be intelligent , is n't it obvious that when plants communicate , that demonstrates intelligence , but when machines communicate , it does n't demonstrate intelligence ! ! ! Any 5 year old knows the difference between alive and a machine ! ! !"
"So how do you propose that communication in one instance over a network differs from communication over a network in the other . If for example I tell you that there exists a network and that communication takes place over it can you tell me if that indicates intelligence or not ? And how do you propose to PROVE that only living things CAN be intelligent ? What evidence would suffice ? Clearly according to you communication over a network is NOT sufficient proof ! What you have in fact done is to claim that all living things are intelligent and that communication is not evidence of that intelligence . So if communication is not adequate to demonstrate intelligence what criterion do you use ? Frankly I think you have no criterion in mind other than a system being what you call alive - itself a vague and difficult to pin down category ! Are viruses intelligent or not ?"
"only LIVING things can be intelligent ,"
"And how do you propose to PROVE that only living things CAN be intelligent ?"