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Originally Posted by rjwood  I think voice was speaking in the abstract.
It is true that people become emotionally attached to objects as well as 'living things'. Anything is living if the communication is there, even if it exists in one way, it may be percieved as two way. The emotional payoff some may receive from such a relationship may be perceived as communication, and in a sense, it is. |
Perception and reality are two ver different things. I have two dogs, and I talk to them like they're people. They do not understand what I say, and thus I am not communicating with them. If I believed they were, it still does not make it so. I would also be insane. Talking to a car is even worse, as it does not possess two essential elements: life or thought.
Your definition of what is living lacks a number of criteria, as well. I know some hate to bring "science" into discussion, but according to biological definition, life:
1. Undergoes metabolism
2. Possesses a capacity to grow
3. Can respond to stimuli
4. Is able to reproduce and, through natural selection, adapt to their environment in successive generations
Thus, we cannot, and will not communicate with cars, planes, pens, shoehorns, or any other inanimate object any time soon.