16 Mar 16
Originally posted by SeitseWell, Kasparov was 100% sure a comp would never beat him. And now Lee Sadol also thought computers wouldn't beat a top rated Go player so I would say, wait a couple of decades before rejecting even the possibility of a human being uploaded to a comp.
You can simulate, basically, everything. However, it is not the collection
of guts, sweat, hormones, appetites, and randomness which originate the
only feature of humans which cannot be found in animals: the conviction
to pursue impossibles despite the evidence in the contrary.
Don't worry, your techno overlords are safe from my mockery.
Even if that happens, only outsiders would say it is that person. If that person was still alive after the transplant, the computer would react the same as the person but the person would not think he is the computer, he would think he has a twin, at best.
Originally posted by Hand of HecateThen who created the vast universe within which planet earth plays a critical role yet in the overall scheme of things is a microscopic speck?
There is no God. Our will is our own.
Furthermore, on what empirical or rational basis have you personally concluded that "There is no God"?
16 Mar 16
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThanks.
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16 Mar 16
Originally posted by Seitse*looks both ways to see if there's someone near*
So, uhm, Metacomedian, buddy, you seem new around here. So, maybe
a piece of advice wouldn't hurt, uh? Try not feeding Dr. Demento and do
not share personal info with him. He's, well, not right in the attic, if you
catch my drift.
I'm not afraid!
16 Mar 16
Originally posted by SeitseOr in a tub filled with ice. In front of them a note that says their kidneys have been removed.
Yeah, well, they all said that until they suddenly wake up from a
chloroform-induced stupor and find themselves in a Pulp Fiction
type basement, tied up to a chair and with a gag ball.
16 Mar 16
Originally posted by SuzianneI see being born again as being liberated from the old self. The new "self" is all about who we are "in Christ".
Never really thought of it this way, but I see your point.
I see it more not as self-denial, but self-liberating.
"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed".