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I'm expecting to see more of such language as time goes on, as we come to terms with life itself being just another piece of technology.

I think it's the result of some people being more and more cut off and alienated from themselves and life around them, so that's why they view it as "just other piece of technology". It says everything about them and nothing about life.

On the contrary. Discovering that life is nothing but advanced molecular nanotechnology - even if not designed by us, and too complex for us to completely grok - is one of the most profound achievements of the last century. Magical thinking is preventing us from growing as people.

But it is not designed, period. It just is. It has no purpose, no goal, no intent -- which is good, too, since the final destination of any and all of it might the heat death of the universe.

I mean it's popular science writing, so they have to make it understandable to people not educated in the underlying science.

Wait until you hear that the T-rex had FSD fully installed upon hatching.