From:	In search of a direction <WNEUMANN@******.BITNET>
Subject:	magic & non-human sentients, revisited.
Date:	Sat, 17 Oct 92 18:22:00 EDT

>>>>>[Hmmm...since dragons and other non-human sentients can wield magic,
including some metaphysicals (eg. Free spirits), then one wonders what
commonality they share. Depending on how one defines life, then perhaps
a truly sentient computer may be able to access mystic energies. Alas,
until a truly viable artificial intellient network is developed, it remains
a topic for academicians and philosophers. Still, it is, I think, a suitable
topic to banter about. Especially if one is to engage in later
research...]<<<<<

-Phoenix <18:14:35/17-10-92>