X-Message-Number: 14866 Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 21:04:58 -0800 From: Lee Corbin <> Subject: Definitions of Simulate and Emulate Webster's New Twentieth Century Unabridged gives simulate: 1. to give a false indication or appearance of; to pretend; to feign; as *simulate* an interest 2. to have the external characteristics of; to look or act like; as, the insect simulated a twig emulate 1. to strive to equal or excel 2. to rival successfully I also have an Oxford American dictionary that gives equivalent meanings. I do not know what an official Oxford English dictionary would suggest, but I would bet that it would be the same. John de Rivaz wrote > Re-creation of people by computer emulation [(sic)] has > already been done, right now, and demonstrated on BBC > television. However it is better called simulation - > I can see no possible argument that suggests the > "people" on computer can think and feel for themselves. I totally agree. Lee Corbin Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14866