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Post by static on Sept 5, 2010 17:23:42 GMT
rpg games get more and more realistic. ultimate realism would be so that you were completely emersed in a game so you weren't aware that there was any life outside of the game. asuming that computers will get better and better so that this will one day be possible, whats to say that it's not happining now?
perhaps my whole life is just a game.
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Post by Lone Gunman on Sept 5, 2010 17:32:47 GMT
rpg games get more and more realistic. ultimate realism would be so that you were completely emersed in a game so you weren't aware that there was any life outside of the game. asuming that computers will get better and better so that this will one day be possible, whats to say that it's not happining now? perhaps my whole life is just a game. You've been watching the matrix too much mate. |
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Post by static on Sept 5, 2010 18:27:10 GMT
the more you think about it the less mad it gets though.
i mean, we basically are computers anyway. every thought, descission, feeling and movement is just the reaction or result of the configuration of a load of on / off switches in our brain, just like computers.
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Post by Belgian Yellow on Sept 5, 2010 18:33:37 GMT
the more you think about it the less mad it gets though. i mean, we basically are computers anyway. every thought, descission, feeling and movement is just the reaction or result of the configuration of a load of on / off switches in our brain, just like computers. Did you think of that yourself, or are you just following electrical impulses? |
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Post by Simon Lill on Sept 5, 2010 18:36:58 GMT
Take the blue pill mate!
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Post by Lone Gunman on Sept 5, 2010 18:38:47 GMT
the more you think about it the less mad it gets though. i mean, we basically are computers anyway. every thought, descission, feeling and movement is just the reaction or result of the configuration of a load of on / off switches in our brain, just like computers. What of the 'divine spark.' That which makes a man a man, rather than a machine? This is getting way too deep for me... |
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 5, 2010 18:42:49 GMT
We are alive. And relatively happy too.
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Post by static on Sept 5, 2010 20:23:36 GMT
what divine spark?
i'm sure as humans, we feel special, or divine compared to a machine.
but wouldn't a similarly complex machine feel divine?
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Post by boris on Sept 5, 2010 21:46:12 GMT
No, because a machine has not yet been built that can not only reproduce itself, but evolve while doing so.
That's enough 6th-form philosophy, though. Chris Wilder could never be replaced by a machine.
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Post by Lone Gunman on Sept 5, 2010 22:48:10 GMT
No, because a machine has not yet been built that can not only reproduce itself, but evolve while doing so.That's enough 6th-form philosophy, though. Chris Wilder could never be replaced by a machine. You say that but there are computer viruses which can not only replicate themselves but learn to avoid attempts to detect and remove them. Not a machine's but artificial 'life' nonetheless. |
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Post by 'Beav' on Sept 5, 2010 22:54:16 GMT
Essentially yes.
But its how you define alive.
The emotion is a variance. Do you feel alive? i.e living every day with a smile
The state depends on whether there is MORE than just life and death.
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Post by HKYellow on Sept 6, 2010 1:21:47 GMT
This is kind of true. Look at us now, we have the internet, mobile phones, Digitial TV and all the other things. When I was young and wasnt studying would get on my bike and go cycling around Cutteslowe, Wolvercote, sometimes venturing even further. Use to meet up with friends for a kickabout. My dad, if he wanted to catch up with his mates, would go down the pub Tuesday night, Friday night, and Sunday afternoon.
Things have certainly changed, but for the better?
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Post by amarillo on Sept 6, 2010 9:41:34 GMT
This is kind of true. Look at us now, we have the internet, mobile phones, Digitial TV and all the other things. When I was young and wasnt studying would get on my bike and go cycling around Cutteslowe, Wolvercote, sometimes venturing even further. Use to meet up with friends for a kickabout. My dad, if he wanted to catch up with his mates, would go down the pub Tuesday night, Friday night, and Sunday afternoon. Things have certainly changed, but for the better? I think not. I think we've passed the point where technology helps us, now its just making us lazy, stupid and antisocial |
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Post by Browser on Sept 6, 2010 12:13:39 GMT
You know you are alive once you try and report a fault to BT. Every emotion you can think of comes spilling out as you go round and round and round>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and round.
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Post by Agadoo on Sept 6, 2010 12:52:01 GMT
Maybe you should join a church?
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Post by dabigfella on Sept 6, 2010 13:31:42 GMT
Maybe you should join a church? Which one! They all have major inconsistencies in their beliefs. |
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Post by Agadoo on Sept 6, 2010 15:14:59 GMT
err, scientology?
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Post by klimt on Sept 6, 2010 15:28:44 GMT
I think its a good question; on two levels;
1. No human being can go through the complicated task of living without at some point/s asking this kind of self defining question - 'what is the meaning of my life and the point of my existence' etc.,
2. Our society has become more and more preoccupied with that which is meaningless and without substance. Technology is a tool not a purpose.
If questions like this were asked more frequently and with a greater sense of their importance, we might even lose X factor and celebrity culture!!
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Post by static on Sept 6, 2010 17:19:28 GMT
i don't think that computers are so different to humans, consider this.
the human brain is made up of many different parts, each with a different job. technology and surgery are now so advanced that if a simple and accessable part of the brain goes wrong, we can replace it with a chip.
here's the thing. imagine thats your brain and you've just woken from the op. as far as your concerned, nothing has changed.
next year, another bit of your brain goes wrong and you go through a similar op, same results.
as time goes by, bit by bit, your brain breaks down, luckily technology is improving all the time and you are able to replace the more complex parts. eventually your entire brain has been replaced. you are now completely electronic (brain wise). but as far as you're concerned, nothing has changed. you still have the same likes and dislikes, love your family and have the same memories. you feel nothing but human. but your a computer.
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Post by 'Beav' on Sept 6, 2010 17:24:45 GMT
i don't think that computers are so different to humans, consider this. the human brain is made up of many different parts, each with a different job. technology and surgery are now so advanced that if a simple and accessable part of the brain goes wrong, we can replace it with a chip.here's the thing. imagine thats your brain and you've just woken from the op. as far as your concerned, nothing has changed. next year, another bit of your brain goes wrong and you go through a similar op, same results. as time goes by, bit by bit, your brain breaks down, luckily technology is improving all the time and you are able to replace the more complex parts. eventually your entire brain has been replaced. you are now completely electronic (brain wise). but as far as you're concerned, nothing has changed. you still have the same likes and dislikes, love your family and have the same memories. you feel nothing but human. but your a computer. So i'm guessing i'm younger than you. But if you can find ANY person you know with a computer chip in their head apart from the guy at the end of Terminator Salvation or Bionic Woman then you either know some very interesting people or you're living in the future. If they could replace your brain with a computer they'd surely do that but increase the storage capacity to superhuman levels. But oh wait. There is no such 'technology' with as many connections as the brain. (Prove me wrong if there is) P.S. Can I have some of what you're on? |
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