On 5/23/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm not sure that it should, but the rules definitely have an opinion on it. I'd be quite happy to generalise personhood much more widely so that the issue wouldn't arise. B Nomic's rule on this is a great model: it explicitly allows any "external force" to register, and so allows AIs, teams, RL corporations, and so on.
I strongly dislike B Nomic's model of the game. Look at rules 1-15 and 1-16. Ick ick ick. Rule 0 is okay, I guess. -- C. Maud Image (Michael Slone) This is a straightforward case of the classic "I say I do, therefore I do" fallacy that has plagued Agora for a very long time. -- Kelly, in agora-discussion