Re: Off topic: Humans, Robots and Religion

[Doug Craigen <dcc@ESCAPE.CA>]

> AS ROBOTS BECOME SMARTER AND SELF-AWARE,
> SCIENTISTS, THEOLOGIANS CONSIDER THEIR
> HUMANITY
> ...

???? Suppose that I could make a painting which nobody could distinguish
from the Mona Lisa.  How much would that tell us about the existence or
non-existence of any deceased artists or their purposes for the things
which they supposedly created?

Now suppose that I could make a being which nobody could distinguish
from a human.  How much would that tell us about the existence or
non-existence of any Gods or their purposes for the things which they
supposedly created?

--- I suggest the answer to both questions is "squat".  End of theology
class, and in much less than 9 kBytes.  Its very appropriate that
another "off-topic" thread right now deals with the logic principle that
a bad premise can lead to any answer you want.

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Doug Craigen
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