1. Re: Artificial what?
> > I don't plan to preplan a life. I propose to create a sentient being
with
> > all the capacities of sense and memory and learning and physical
> > functioning, then set it loose and raise it and see what happens.
> >
> Yhis is the point. You can profoundly affect the future behaviour of an
> human being through the way you (don't) "raise it". Life preplanning is
> common across all human groups ever known. Not interferring at all is an
> extreme way to raise an entity, generally leading to the most ruthless
> species.
Good point.
In fact, we must, as humans, if we are to have a secure future, "profoundly
affect" our childrens' development, and preplan their growth into
"contributing-member-of-society" adulthood.
