Comic #6466: bits-2

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Panel 1: Robot: "HEY HUMAN, HOW COME YOU GUYS NEVER MEASURED A SOUL?" Human: "WHAT? LIKE WHAT IT WEIGHS? WE TRIED THAT. THEY DON’T EXIST."

Panel 2: Human: "ARE YOU STUPID? LANDAUER’S PRINCIPLE SAYS 10²¹ JOULES TO ERASE A BIT AT A MINIMUM."

Panel 3: Robot: "I HAVE A YOCTOBYTE OF BITS OPERATING IN MY HEAD. WHEN YOU FACTORY-RESET ME, THERE’S A MEASURABLE AMOUNT OF ENERGY LOST FROM MY SYSTEM."

Panel 4: Robot: "“SOUL” DOESN’T REFER TO THE WEIGHT OF A PATTERN OF BITS. IT’S THE IDEA OF AN INEFFABLE AND PERMANENT SELF."

Panel 5: Human: "THIS IS LIKE THE TIME I ASKED YOU ABOUT LEPRECHAUNS ISN’T IT?"