Yes. People do it all the time. But conventional computers can't do it. We know things like trees by defining their essence, not in words, but in feelings. The "essence" is not a collection of parts that must be enumerated in order to define the object. Instead, it is how we categorize it relative to our personal perspective.Is it possible to define anything, in a encompassing way, to describe something in a singular manner? — ISeeIDoIAm
Is it possible to define anything, in a encompassing way, to describe something in a singular manner? — ISeeIDoIAm
Is it possible to define anything, in a encompassing way, to describe something in a singular manner? And to what degree does that quality define itself in contrast to the [functional?] connections that allows that system/trait to exist? — ISeeIDoIAm
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