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divito the truthist

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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #90 on: August 31, 2007, 02:21:23 PM »
Quote from: Raist on August 31, 2007, 02:10:14 PM
They do respond to stimuli though. Keyboard sending in electronic signals isn't stimuli.

I'm speaking of replicating skin stimuli and stuff though.
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #91 on: August 31, 2007, 02:27:12 PM »
Quote from: sokarul on August 31, 2007, 11:54:17 AM
lol

Exactly what part of a dancing robot is AI?  Maybe its the ability to use stairs and run. 
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How about this robot:
http://www.robotster.org/entry/robot-senses-and-adapts-to-damage-in-its-body/

It might not speak, but it still has true AI.
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #92 on: August 31, 2007, 02:30:50 PM »
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 31, 2007, 02:27:12 PM
Quote from: sokarul on August 31, 2007, 11:54:17 AM
lol

Exactly what part of a dancing robot is AI?  Maybe its the ability to use stairs and run. 
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How about this robot:
http://www.robotster.org/entry/robot-senses-and-adapts-to-damage-in-its-body/

It might not speak, but it still has true AI.

Nope
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #93 on: August 31, 2007, 02:35:20 PM »
Quote from: BOGWarrior89 on August 31, 2007, 11:51:49 AM
Where is this "soul"?  Can I see it?  Hold it?  Touch it?  Fry it, bake it, throw it, hear it, smell it, taste it?  You must prove the existence of a soul before you can say whether or not something has one or not.










P.S. - Good luck.

B.O.G. Won this one.
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Quote from: Raist on September 06, 2010, 07:48:56 PM
My problem with his ideas is that it is a ridiculous thing.

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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #94 on: August 31, 2007, 02:36:29 PM »
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 30, 2007, 09:34:13 PM
Really, there is no rational reason to believe that souls exist at all.
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #95 on: August 31, 2007, 03:17:48 PM »
Quote from: divito on August 30, 2007, 10:55:39 PM
Quote from: sokarul on August 30, 2007, 10:50:27 PM
Its artifical-intelligents. 
A computer cannot think for itself.  No matter how many viruses it has. 

A computer alone cannot think for itself. The software/firmware tells it what to think and say. Technically, it could think for itself provided it was programmed really complexly.

Quote from: narcberry on August 31, 2007, 08:08:26 AM
Soul: many definitions exist, but the common theme is a relation to life.

Seperating a soul from its host causes death.

To seperate my body, you must seperate my soul.

To seperate a computer, you must seperate its soul.

My seperated body, will die. Either the seperated portion, or the whole.

My computer seperated, can live and function. While a finite limit on seperations exist, the computer can exist as 2 or more individual and seperate parts.

Therefore, the computer, as a whole, cannot have one soul. If it has a soul, it has many. One for each of it's atomic parts.




Quote from: Midnight on August 30, 2007, 09:19:07 PM
This thread definitely has no soul. In fact, it's purpose died in the mind (small) of its creator, and is now a placenta, rotting on the floor of a mad doctor's study.

I am sorry you haven't realized that although I have only been here 3 days total, and started 2 threads total.  I have engaged damn near every active member on this board with this thread.  This obviously speaks true my existence as a rotting placenta.  Aye? 

To the rest of you, I am happy to see you all actually engaging into this very tricky debate.

Peace
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #96 on: August 31, 2007, 05:26:04 PM »
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 31, 2007, 02:36:29 PM
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 30, 2007, 09:34:13 PM
Really, there is no rational reason to believe that souls exist at all.

I stand corrected, MasterChief won the thread, and B.O.G had sloppy seconds.
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Quote from: Raist on September 06, 2010, 07:48:56 PM
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #97 on: August 31, 2007, 05:31:09 PM »
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 03:17:48 PM
To the rest of you, I am happy to see you all actually engaging into this very tricky debate.

I am still not seeing this great debate. We have one mindless tool claiming his PC has a soul, then swapping his own stance for shits and giggles (mildly creative, but not innovative; learn from Tom) then we have several people arguing about how intelligent robots have become (based on year + old data and DEAR GOD, Hollywood straw men references to support antithesis), then we have you claiming the debate has been a success despite people pointing out...that...there...is...no...debate...to...be had....

Yep, sounds like an academic touchstone to me *grin*

A soul cannot be defined, because any definition of it is an opinion, because there exists no proof a soul exists. This leads one to conclude that anything assigned a soul is an erroneous assignment, because the presence of said soul cannot be validated by any concept under the sky in which you have somehow managed to remain breathing, despite your obstinate refusal to admit your "debate" simply does not exist.

And the Raspberry for "Best Comedy Thread Concept" goes to...
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Quote from: Raist on September 06, 2010, 07:48:56 PM
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #98 on: August 31, 2007, 06:07:41 PM »
Can a robot have feeling toward a person?  Is it sentient, or aware of it's own existence?  Can it adapt and evolve?
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #99 on: August 31, 2007, 06:08:26 PM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on August 31, 2007, 06:07:41 PM
Can a robot have feeling toward a person?  Is it sentient, or aware of it's own existence?  Can it adapt and evolve?

If you cannot devise a way to measure that, it doesn't matter.
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #100 on: August 31, 2007, 06:10:19 PM »
Quote from: Midnight on August 31, 2007, 05:31:09 PM
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 03:17:48 PM
To the rest of you, I am happy to see you all actually engaging into this very tricky debate.

I am still not seeing this great debate. We have one mindless tool claiming his PC has a soul, then swapping his own stance for shits and giggles (mildly creative, but not innovative; learn from Tom) then we have several people arguing about how intelligent robots have become (based on year + old data and DEAR GOD, Hollywood straw men references to support antithesis), then we have you claiming the debate has been a success despite people pointing out...that...there...is...no...debate...to...be had....

Yep, sounds like an academic touchstone to me *grin*

A soul cannot be defined, because any definition of it is an opinion, because there exists no proof a soul exists. This leads one to conclude that anything assigned a soul is an erroneous assignment, because the presence of said soul cannot be validated by any concept under the sky in which you have somehow managed to remain breathing, despite your obstinate refusal to admit your "debate" simply does not exist.

And the Raspberry for "Best Comedy Thread Concept" goes to...

Hence...

Quote from: Trekky0623 on August 31, 2007, 05:56:58 AM
What is a soul?
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #101 on: August 31, 2007, 06:20:16 PM »
An unanswerable question.

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Quote from: Raist on September 06, 2010, 07:48:56 PM
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #102 on: August 31, 2007, 07:56:11 PM »
Quote from: Midnight on August 31, 2007, 05:31:09 PM
A soul cannot be defined, because any definition of it is an opinion, because there exists no proof a soul exists. This leads one to conclude that anything assigned a soul is an erroneous assignment, because the presence of said soul cannot be validated by any concept under the sky in which you have somehow managed to remain breathing, despite your obstinate refusal to admit your "debate" simply does not exist.

And the Raspberry for "Best Comedy Thread Concept" goes to...

Hmmm....this sounds like your debating me...  Yet there is no debate, so that would mean you are debating yourself?
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #103 on: August 31, 2007, 07:57:44 PM »
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 07:56:11 PM
Hmmm....this sounds like your debating me...  Yet there is no debate, so that would mean you are debating yourself?
Pointing out that it is not a debatable topic is debating? ::)
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #104 on: August 31, 2007, 07:59:03 PM »
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 31, 2007, 07:57:44 PM
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 07:56:11 PM
Hmmm....this sounds like your debating me...  Yet there is no debate, so that would mean you are debating yourself?
Pointing out that it is not a debatable topic is debating? ::)

yes it is
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #105 on: August 31, 2007, 07:59:14 PM »
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 31, 2007, 07:57:44 PM
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 07:56:11 PM
Hmmm....this sounds like your debating me...  Yet there is no debate, so that would mean you are debating yourself?
Pointing out that it is not a debatable topic is debating? ::)

Actually to be fair MC, he has a point. He is rationalizing that the debate is now whether or not a debate formerly existed. What this means is, nothing this person ever says will ever garner another response from me, because he is clearly here for no reason but free time.

Now then, check your god damn pm's for once! :P
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Quote from: Raist on September 06, 2010, 07:48:56 PM
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #106 on: August 31, 2007, 08:02:46 PM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on August 31, 2007, 06:07:41 PM
Can a robot have feeling toward a person?  Is it sentient, or aware of it's own existence?  Can it adapt and evolve?

The better question is will i oneday be able to bone a hot cyborg chick.
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #107 on: August 31, 2007, 08:06:43 PM »
I only notice that I have PM's when I check my email. :P
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #108 on: August 31, 2007, 08:10:15 PM »
Quote from: Midnight on August 31, 2007, 07:59:14 PM
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 31, 2007, 07:57:44 PM
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 07:56:11 PM
Hmmm....this sounds like your debating me...  Yet there is no debate, so that would mean you are debating yourself?
Pointing out that it is not a debatable topic is debating? ::)

He is rationalizing that the debate is now whether or not a debate formerly existed. What this means is, nothing this person ever says will ever garner another response from me, because he is clearly here for no reason but free time.

Well that's what you think.....but how do you know that's not what I want you to think?

Maybe I am a soul who flew down to Earth and logged on just to mess with you?

Or...  maybe I've posted a question, whether debatable or not has stimulated over 100 responses in shorter a time frame than anything here.

Maybe that hurts your ego?

Awwww..... it's ok 21 year old Canuck who thinks he knows it all but couldn't spell inertia if a cup of coffee flew in his lap while making a left turn.

Yaaaaa dare aye. 
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #109 on: August 31, 2007, 08:13:00 PM »
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 08:10:15 PM
Quote from: Midnight on August 31, 2007, 07:59:14 PM
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 31, 2007, 07:57:44 PM
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 07:56:11 PM
Hmmm....this sounds like your debating me...  Yet there is no debate, so that would mean you are debating yourself?
Pointing out that it is not a debatable topic is debating? ::)

He is rationalizing that the debate is now whether or not a debate formerly existed. What this means is, nothing this person ever says will ever garner another response from me, because he is clearly here for no reason but free time.

Well that's what you think.....but how do you know that's not what I want you to think?

Maybe I am a soul who flew down to Earth and logged on just to mess with you?

Or...  maybe I've posted a question, whether debatable or not has stimulated over 100 responses in shorter a time frame than anything here.

Maybe that hurts your ego?

Awwww..... it's ok 21 year old Canuck who thinks he knows it all but couldn't spell inertia if a cup of coffee flew in his lap while making a left turn.

Yaaaaa dare aye. 

Yeah but how many of these posts were saying the subject sucked?
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #110 on: August 31, 2007, 08:22:05 PM »
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 08:10:15 PM
Maybe I am a soul who flew down to Earth and logged on just to mess with you?
There is no reason to believe that. Even if you try and claim that it is possible, which would be a big stretch, being "possible" does not make it likely. You are using a fallacious line of reasoning that has no place in a real debate (or in the real world).

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Maybe that hurts your ego?
Yup, I'm sure Mids is torn apart inside because Mr. SkyDiver of teh internets got 100 responses in his troll topic. ::)

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Awwww..... it's ok 21 year old Canuck who thinks he knows it all but couldn't spell inertia if a cup of coffee flew in his lap while making a left turn.
Who was that aimed at? ???
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #111 on: August 31, 2007, 08:27:05 PM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on August 31, 2007, 06:07:41 PM
Can a robot have feeling toward a person?  Is it sentient, or aware of it's own existence?  Can it adapt and evolve?

That was the plot of a TNG episode.
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #112 on: September 01, 2007, 07:24:14 AM »
Quote from: Raist on August 31, 2007, 08:13:00 PM
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 08:10:15 PM
Quote from: Midnight on August 31, 2007, 07:59:14 PM
Quote from: Masterchief2219 on August 31, 2007, 07:57:44 PM
Quote from: SkyDiver on August 31, 2007, 07:56:11 PM
Hmmm....this sounds like your debating me...  Yet there is no debate, so that would mean you are debating yourself?
Pointing out that it is not a debatable topic is debating? ::)

He is rationalizing that the debate is now whether or not a debate formerly existed. What this means is, nothing this person ever says will ever garner another response from me, because he is clearly here for no reason but free time.

Well that's what you think.....but how do you know that's not what I want you to think?

Maybe I am a soul who flew down to Earth and logged on just to mess with you?

Or...  maybe I've posted a question, whether debatable or not has stimulated over 100 responses in shorter a time frame than anything here.

Maybe that hurts your ego?

Awwww..... it's ok 21 year old Canuck who thinks he knows it all but couldn't spell inertia if a cup of coffee flew in his lap while making a left turn.

Yaaaaa dare aye. 

Yeah but how many of these posts were saying the subject sucked?

60-80%
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #113 on: September 01, 2007, 12:33:33 PM »
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Yo, SkyDiver: Do ya get it now?
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #114 on: September 02, 2007, 02:56:27 PM »
"the fact is that most machines are just a collection of wires ad plastic. the computer for instance on which i've written this book has no more soul than a Toyota Corrolla which in turn has no more soul than a corby trouser press

but some machines do have a soul. Sometimes, as is the case with concorde and the AK47 it's because they possess that most human of qualities, a flaw, and sometimess it's because they were born carrying the genetic fingerprint of a foolish and misguided inventor. Count Zeppelin springs to mind here." - Jeremy Clarkson- I know you got soul
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #116 on: September 02, 2007, 06:40:55 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Ireland on September 01, 2007, 07:24:14 AM
60-80%

More like 83% but that's just my opinion.

Ohh....BUMP  8)
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #117 on: September 02, 2007, 06:41:46 PM »
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #118 on: September 02, 2007, 07:10:23 PM »
No because someone has allowed your account access. That won't last much longer. ;)
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Quote from: Raist on September 06, 2010, 07:48:56 PM
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Re: My Computer Has A Soul
« Reply #119 on: September 02, 2007, 11:22:20 PM »
Quote from: Khrissetti on September 02, 2007, 02:56:27 PM
"the fact is that most machines are just a collection of wires ad plastic. the computer for instance on which i've written this book has no more soul than a Toyota Corrolla which in turn has no more soul than a corby trouser press

but some machines do have a soul. Sometimes, as is the case with concorde and the AK47 it's because they possess that most human of qualities, a flaw, and sometimess it's because they were born carrying the genetic fingerprint of a foolish and misguided inventor. Count Zeppelin springs to mind here." - Jeremy Clarkson- I know you got soul

My toyota corrolla so too has a soul. 

I love it. It is the best car ever. If you had said a Ford i would agree with you, they have no souls and are damned to eternal torment in a scrapheap.
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