No sir. Conway uses "Cellular Automation". The "life" of two or three "cells" is based on 4 basic rules. Those rules will determine the life or death of the cells. Steel Wool uses a simple random method. If the cell is grey, burn it (yellow/orange) then make it black. If black make it grey... and round and round it goes. With Conway, there was always a concept of "total" death of all cells...
Conway's rules: 1. Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbours dies, as if by under population. 2. Any live cell with two or three live neighbours lives on to the next generation. 3. Any live cell with more than three live neighbours dies, as if by overpopulation. 4. Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbours becomes a live cell, as if by reproduction.
Conway's rules: 1. Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbours dies, as if by under population. 2. Any live cell with two or three live neighbours lives on to the next generation. 3. Any live cell with more than three live neighbours dies, as if by overpopulation. 4. Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbours becomes a live cell, as if by reproduction.
Logic is the beginning of wisdom.