I will demonstrate what lead me to search through by typing this response to your question.
Somewhere, both the RAM on my computer and the hard drive of a massive server somewhere just got influenced by my actions. Next time somebody goes to the URL for this thread, the server will act differently because of its own individual experience.
Logically, the Usenet server has a soul.
To quote you:
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> > M refers to the physical entity in question.
> > B(M) refers to the behaviour of M in question.
> > P refers to the a property in question.
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> > and where M is the same in (1) and (2), B(M) is the same in (1) and
> > (2), and P is the same in (1) and (2).
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> > 1) B(M) is explained by the laws of physics without requiring
> > knowledge of whether it has P or not.
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> > 2) Presence of P or lack of, does not influence/affect B(M), else the
> > explanation of behaviour could not be the same with or without P.
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> > If (1) is true, then (2) is true.
To paraphrase:
Server refers to the Usenet server.
B(Server) refers to the behavior of the server.
Soul refers to the property of having a soul.
These variables do not change usage between parts of the proof.
1. B(Server) is explained by the laws of physics without gathering knowledge about whether or not it has Soul.
2. Presence or lack of a soul does not influence/affect B(Server), else the explanation of behavior would not be the same with or without Soul.
Now, had I done an experiment and magically bestowed the Usenet server with a soul and observed that its behavior did not change, it would be logical to assume that the Usenet server always had property Soul.
As it is, we actually have no idea if Soul influences B(Server) and therefore such reasoning really is as silly as it sounds.