From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Thu Jul 11 2002 - 02:06:20 MDT
Damien Broderick wrote:
> At 08:21 PM 7/10/02 -0700, spike wrote:
>
>
>>Perhaps when dealing with skeptics, we should
>>point out that we can create software emulators of any computer,
>>and our brains are computers.
>
>
> No no 1000 x no!
>
> When dealing with *the deep and inducted inner circle of the secret upload
> Masonry*, we may point this out. Otherwise, nyet! That's *exactly* the kind
> of claim that will send most decent, ordinary, wholesome, warmly human (you
> know) kinda people gagging and screaming for the exits.
>
> "THIS MAN WANTS TO CUT OFF OUR HEADS, FREEZE THEM, AND THEN TURN THE
> REMAINS INTO ICY SOULLESS ROBOTS FROM HELL!"
>
> Better not to go there, don't you think, not at the outset.
Yep, I can hear it now.
"Those AI folks and those who want to resurrect the death or
move minds out of bodies and into computers? Why, you know,
Brothers and Sisters, that God didn't make no soul for such as
that. So what do you think will be animating them? That's
right! Demons straight from Hell! Coming to take up residence
in these demonic bodies build by these arrogant goddless fools."
Considering some of the things that some so-called "religious
leaders" preach today, the above is probably mild.
- samantha
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