Re: Re(2): TI-H: mind vs. computer

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Re: Re(2): TI-H: mind vs. computer


Well... how are you going to change the mood of a computer? Remove some of
its RAM? Aww poor P350... Used to have 128MB PC 100 SDRAM and now it has
16Megs of plain SIMM... so it will get pissed and hack its way into the
soviet missle centre and start a war with america? hehe! Oh yea... Clinton
was impeached!!!


At 10:09 AM 12/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At the moment, yes, but if they have the added complication of
>emotions, those would also go into the decision making process. This
>would change things a good deal, because it is our emotions that make
>us do things that are evil. Humans don't naturally go into an evil
>state unless they have a reason to either, but there are evil people.
>What makes you think that a computer with the capicity to feel
>wouldn't act the same way?
>
>
>-- Jon Olson
>
>On Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 11:25:27PM -0500, Dan wrote:
>> 
>> No, but computers always act logically... hehe
>> 
>> At 11:48 AM 12/18/98 EST, you wrote:
>> >
>> >In a message dated 12/18/98 2:04:21 AM !!!First Boot!!!,
>> >danti@applecyber.dyndns.com writes:
>> >
>> >> The computer would have no reason to go into "evil" mode. If it reads
>> every
>> >>  piece of literature it would understand that if IT were in our shoes
>> >(hehe!
>> >>  a computer in shoes!) then it would want to live in freedom. So since
>the
>> >>  computer would think logically, then it would be able to possibly help
>in
>> >>  every way it could. It would always be "happy" and it would also have
>> >>  feelings toward death and birth etc. Logically, the computer would
>either
>> >>  see it as "This is the survival of the fitest and the computers and
>> humans
>> >>  must fight the enemies to survive (AIDS, meteorites, etc.) and we
>cannot
>> >>  afford to give birth to this many humans, so off with their heads!" or
>it
>> >>  will see it as "There is no point to living and we should all just
kill
>> >>  ourselves since the universe will collapse on itself sooner or later
>and
>> >we
>> >>  will go no where" or it will see it some other way, but EITHER way,
>> >>  computers know best! If they find it logical to kill the human race..>
>>>  be it :)
>> >do people always act logically?
>> >-JJS
>> >
>> >
>> -Dan
>> 
>
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-Dan
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