Feature request: Path append operators for strings

[deadalnix]

On Monday, 8 July 2013 at 18:37:30 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 7/8/2013 6:31 AM, Dicebot wrote:
>> Well, second one is not really a scientific problem, it is a 
>> philosophical one.
>> Self-awareness is a very vague term with a lot of space for 
>> personal
>> interpretation. I don't even think it is worth speaking about.
>
> If you consider that our brains evolved, and self-awareness was 
> a result of evolution, then self-awareness presumably offers 
> some sort of survival benefit.
>

Not necessarily. If the change is neutral, it can still develop 
in some species. Arguably, as our brain consume 20% of our 
energy, this is highly likely that it has benefit, so you still 
have a point.

> Following that line of reasoning, self-awareness becomes a real 
> phenomenon with a scientific basis.

How is it defined in science ? The concept seems hard to define 
in proper ways to me.