From: Delvieron@aol.com
Date: Fri Dec 03 1999 - 10:45:10 MST
In a message dated 99-12-03 07:00:20 EST, you write:
<< Strictly speaking, that would not be uplifting, though it might be an
interesting project in itself.
However, I think this would be much harder than just uplifiting octopodes
and it's fraught with moral issues, since we already know (or believe:)
humans are sentient. The jury is still out on octopodes.:)
Cheers!
Daniel Ust >>
Wouldn't it be uplifting? For example, let's say I want to develop some form
of language faculty in Octopodes. I think I would be likely to pattern their
linguistic ability on our own language abilities, rather than develop one
from scratch based solely on current octopod communication. I would say this
still falls within uplifting, though it does also make the octopod more
"human-like".
Glen Finney
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