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"Accept" is the word we commonly use. But since we are here in this thread discussing it, you truly don't believe that resigning is accepting, right? ...
October 02, 2021 at 01:40
With understanding comes acceptance. Acceptance can never happen without understanding. Resignation is as what you mused above -- one has no choice or...
October 01, 2021 at 05:10
Btw, when we ascribe natural feelings to animals, do not overthink it. Empathy, for example, is not a logically-derived moral feeling. When I say anim...
September 30, 2021 at 04:42
Because you're mixing narratives. Power and corruption are both social and political terms. Why mix it with the point you're trying to make in the fir...
September 30, 2021 at 04:30
Alright. Let's get serious then. First, you assume that implicit in our moral system, that is, if we believe we have a moral system, implicit in this ...
September 30, 2021 at 04:23
Tom, well said. I was going to respond, but yours will suffice.
September 29, 2021 at 05:49
How did you come up with this conclusion? Read your question below again, please. Did I say there's no morality? Do not generalize. I said none -- bec...
September 29, 2021 at 02:00
Nope. And that's the beauty of philosophy. You're not forced to accept anything. You accept it because it logically follows.
September 29, 2021 at 01:55
Yes.
September 28, 2021 at 05:37
:flower: Wosret -- missed ya. lol.
September 28, 2021 at 05:21
You don't try to define reality. You prove or justify it. That's why philosophy is well equipped when it comes to this topic.
September 28, 2021 at 03:44
None. There was no deliberation or rationalization that took place when humans first started eating other animals for food. There was no justification...
September 28, 2021 at 03:24
Yeah, my comment was rather charitable regarding the topic here. But, I already made a remark regarding the limitation of that particular test. The te...
September 28, 2021 at 02:04
Yes. It is called the agency. We have the innate agency to form a system that addresses moral concerns. At any given point in time, we have agency. Bu...
September 27, 2021 at 00:49
Yes, that is the inevitable conclusion.
September 27, 2021 at 00:41
The human examiner could not be fooled. The critics of Turing Test had already addressed its limitation -- the "test" is very limited to the basics to...
September 26, 2021 at 22:49
Dude, don't re-interpret the Turing test. Stick to what the Turing test says.
September 26, 2021 at 18:10
Which one to explain -- the meaning of instinct? Or the reaction of human to rain falling on him?
September 26, 2021 at 17:27
Careful with the syllogism. Not that the computer, if it passes the test, is a person. It is that the computer is intelligent.
September 26, 2021 at 17:25
Correct.
September 26, 2021 at 04:00
Neither. It's instinct.
September 25, 2021 at 19:32
Maybe you could request a reason why it was deleted.
September 25, 2021 at 17:59
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September 25, 2021 at 05:00
Interesting, Proof. Let's talk about this. What if someone says, error-correcting is a learning process stage, not intelligence -- at least not yet. D...
September 22, 2021 at 03:46
Because the guy had chosen the 'wrong' person to give compliments to. He should save it for someone deserving of that compliment. When he tells me I'm...
September 21, 2021 at 05:31
Could be. lol.
September 21, 2021 at 04:31
So do you call your love malfunctioning toaster sometimes?
September 21, 2021 at 04:04
Even funnier -- out-of-the-blue funny.
September 21, 2021 at 04:00
:smile: Funny comparison.
September 21, 2021 at 03:57
It goes beyond the physical, or rather, despite the physical, it is real. There'd be a moment of dread sometimes -- the feeling of wanting to protect ...
September 21, 2021 at 02:34
Hi Proof. Heck yes.
September 21, 2021 at 02:14
@"schopenhauer1" Who is your favorite band?
September 20, 2021 at 01:58
Every time I see the words "morality is invention", I feel an unsettling feeling that makes me want to disengage. I think people use the word "inventi...
September 20, 2021 at 01:53
Yes -- through a literary movement, a strong one. Pen is mightier than a sword type of battle. Yes, I am aware that this was the norm in the past -- g...
September 19, 2021 at 21:40
Yes, the empirical scientific school of thought is criticized for this. There are principles outside of perception that are needed if the scientific m...
September 19, 2021 at 18:37
Sometimes I'd like to say that stupidity is organically cultivated. Hence, machines can never be called stupid.
September 19, 2021 at 18:32
Empirical science which puts sensation and observation on a pedestal. Which, according to critics, is done to the detriment of things outside of our p...
September 19, 2021 at 18:25
Yes, I agree with the consequences -- but these negative effects of "dumb" machines are all across the board. For example, ergonomically friendly equi...
September 19, 2021 at 18:11
Give it more tweaks and it should have that capability. Admittedly, some machines perform ultra complex operations, like the automatic vehicles. The f...
September 19, 2021 at 06:26
How so?
September 19, 2021 at 06:15
No. People don't hold back a quality because it hasn't been "implemented" yet.
September 19, 2021 at 06:03
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September 19, 2021 at 06:03
There are no stupid machines, only insufficient ones. There is no opposite of "smart" machines. There was a time when machines at point-of-sale would ...
September 19, 2021 at 05:52
Sorry to disappoint. :meh:
September 19, 2021 at 05:31
Okay maybe we did touch on Reich. :cool:
September 19, 2021 at 05:23
Disappointed much?
September 19, 2021 at 05:22
Trust me. I studied History and Classics and Philosophy. (I also studied Calculus and Algebra -- my favorite subjects, but now I'm not good in math. l...
September 19, 2021 at 05:18
Wow! I was completely ignorant about the orgone accumulator. :sad:
September 19, 2021 at 05:12
Good Lord!
September 19, 2021 at 05:09
What was Reich all about, besides being German?
September 19, 2021 at 04:59