Most of those things you mentioned are only appearance differences, not functional differences. A computer could theoretically be programmed to do...
There are huge tracts of unused land in Russia, Canada, and the United States. We're not going to run out of land for people to live on any time...
Well regardless of whether the computer can be thought of as "conscious" (I think it can...see below), I don't think there wouldn't be any...
Balbus, you missed the point entirely. Even if we assume that global warming trends continue unabated, but technological trends suddenly grind to...
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I was gonna say Rick Blaine too. But since you beat me to it, my next choices are Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) from The Rocky Horror Picture...
That's true, but they're entitled to every protection under the law. For something as irreversible as the death penalty, is it not better to be...
Why exactly would it be a GOOD thing to hastily sentence someone to death and then execute them before they had exhausted their appeals? Don't...
So America is mounting a campaign for promiscuity in the Islamic world so the Muslims will all get AIDS and undermine their religion? OK, I think...
To those of you who support it, have you considered the costs vs benefits of having the death penalty? The drawbacks are obvious enough: the...
I don't think there's really much risk of a "man vs machines" war. I think the most likely scenario for the next few decades is an increasingly...
The Turing Test is a theoretical test in which a human and a computer both hold an online conversation with an independent judge, who does not...
They can learn about creationism in their church. Schools should teach them practical knowledge, not horseshit. That, to me, is being gullible....
You're right, but the whole culture of education depends on the topics being taught. Mississippi's education system fosters an anti-intellectual,...
Your brain functions merely by firing electrical impulses. It has chemicals that a computer does not, but these are only utilities your brain uses...
OK, I see your analogy and raise you one: Restoring the house to pristine condition will cost billions of dollars (and the possibility exists for...
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