[bvw]

While programs can sometimes be made to replicate, and possibly even replicate imperfectly, such replication is an exception, rather than the rule.

C> COPY ANCESTOR.EXE CHILD.EXE

Very uncommon DOS commands. At least anymore, because few use the DOS command line. Under Windows you just drag and drop. And don't forget DVD and CD burners! What school did you go to, btw?

[Dimensio]

Not only does your example not create an imperfect replication of the original, but anyone who had a shred of intellectual honesty would know that I was referring to self-replication, not forced replication initiated by an outside agent.

Or do you believe that every instance of an organism reproducing is a result of God typing a command into His console?