Yes, that's actually an amusing proposal briefly suggested in this eye-opening and refreshing TEDeducation presentation

I liked this one, thanks!

Excellent video and animation. I already shared it with some friends and they all love it.

Thanks for the tip!

When he was saying that ideas have a life of their own and outlive their creators and that biological life might just be a passing phase, I thought "is he talking about Opti? Is he about to mention symbol-based lifeforms?" Oh well...

Very nice piece, thanks for sharing.