[Software, GL, Chalky, Kim] No.

[GL,I] no.

Silly idea I know, but I can't shake the idea that it might be

[I] For some people it might be.
[GL] No.

[s,a] No.

[s] Yes.

[all] Yes, but not to any great purpose.

And the physical manifestation, presumably, the membership card or other such thing.

It is a state of mind? No
Is it a belief system? No
Have people been killed over it? Don't know
Does it have supernatural connections? No
Is it entertaining? Can be
Is it a piece of music? No
Would Software like this? Raak couldn't say
Is it a part of any nations laws or constitution (that you know of)? No
Is it a work of fiction? (laughter) sometimes
Is it a game? No
Did it exist in 1900? Yes
Does it exist now? Yes
Is it intelligence? No
Can it be represented mathematically? No
Is it the title of a story? No
Are there more than one of them? Yes
Is it presented as fact? Yes
Is it some sort of list? No
Is it an alibi? No
Is it a saying or proverb? No
Is it instantiable? Yes, you can make copies of it
Is it connected to religion? No
Is it an idea? No
Does it have an existence seperate from interaction with human consciousness? Yes
Has it been disproven? N/A
Is it a work of art? No
Is it Art? No
Did it exist before humans? No
Did exist before DNA? No
Is it created by humans exclusively? Yes
Is it specific to the culture of any one country, ethnic group, etc? No [but some may not have it]
Is it an event? No
Is it a measure of some sort? No
Is the physical embodiment manufactured? Suppose so
Is the physical emodiment organic? Could be
Is it some sort of picture/image/diagram? Could be in part [audience stirs]
Is it ... Software? No
Is it a map? No
A Hologram? No
Is it a game? No
Is there one for each person? No
Is it an action? No
Would life be better if there were more of them? For some people it might be
Is it a timetable? No
Is it a Patent? No
Is it money? No
Are they still being made? Yes

Adding the 3 additional questions which I didn't see - that's 50 questions so far. EEk!

... half of which have been asked by 2 people :-)

[GL] It can be a web page.
[sadie] It is not the membership of a group.

For "it", substitute "is" and vice versa. Doh!

Such as a manual, or assembly instructions, or an advert...

[Kim] No.
[sadie] Yes.
[sadie] Yes -- anything that can appear on a web page is abstract, not being made of animal, vegetable, or mineral matter.
[GL] No.
[Darren] No.

[GL] No to both.
[all] Yes (although I woldn't have known without Google).

[all] Yes.

Just in case that's misleading, examples of this have existed before 1783.

(More applause from the audience.) No.

Anticlimax, that last one.

[Chalky] YES!!! A personal ad. Google tells me that the earliest known personal ad was placed in 1727. The woman who placed it was sentenced to a lunatic asylum for four weeks.

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Wow - not only for getting there eventually, but also for that poor woman who ended up in the madhouse just because she was lonely. [well chaired btw]

Now for a nice easy

A N I M A L / A B S T R A C T

[Inkspot] No :-)
[Darren] No

[GL] Yes

It's always Harry Potter.

[rab] 'tisn't

[BM] No and Yes
[GL] No

as rab said, it's always Harry Potter

[Inkspot] No
[GL] Nope