Re: Real Conlangs Here, Made-to-Order!
From: | Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...> |
Date: | Saturday, April 26, 2003, 19:40 |
>And the triggers for humans are pre-programmed by DNA and set off by
>external forces. More importantly, the computer completes the
And you can of course provide for us the mechanism how this translates into
human conciousness, no?
>composition when it 'feels' that what it has done is satisfactory or
>fulfils its requirements.
Un, no. The trigger to end the music is also human code.
> > There are no sentient computers - they have no desires, wills,
> > consciousness, personal goals, etc.
>
>So a dog has no desires? It does not take sentience to feel pleased.
Bring this up when dogs, as a species are, creative (and no, I don't mean
pack mentality).
The dog gains plaesure though fullfilling needs biological and pack needs
gainedthrough evolution. Computers have no inherent mechanbism for
evolution.
>The inability to differentiate between fantasy and reality? The fact
>that I don't believe that humans are magic does not mean that I can't
>tell the difference between fantasy and reality.
I was refering to the inability to differntiate between what does exist and
what might exist.
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