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Re: Artificial What?

• Posted by gertie at visionsix.com May 17, 2003
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On 16 May 2003, at 20:16, C. K. Lester wrote:

> 
> --- gertie at visionsix.com wrote:
>  > >
>  > > > I believe the question relates to religion, that
>  > is: does the original
>  > > physical
>  > > > human's spirit also inhabit the reconstructed
>  > body?
>  > >
>  > > It doesn't matter about the spirit... there isn't
>  > such a thing anyway.
>  >
>  > ACK!! a religionist like CK is saying humans have no
>  > spirits? I thought the
>  > soul was a cornerstone of the everlasting life in
>  > heaven or hell story!
> 
> What is a "religionist?"

It's in the dictionary:
A person who manifests devotion to a deity
 
> Anyway, that is correct... I do not believe that we
> have some ethereal wispy spirit or disembodied soul.
> Nor does the Bible teach that. 

I guess it depends on the bible you use. 

> If anybody wants to
> comment further, please do so privately. Except for
> you Kat. I really don't want to discuss it with you
> until you're able to take a mature approach about it.
> (I won't hold my breath. :) )

I was hoping you'd address the issue of not allowing an Ai to have the same 
"rights" in human society as humans. The lack of a spirit or soul has been 
used to supress peoples before, and it's been mentioned in the reason 
religionists will suppress other non-human intelligences. I still say the 
treatment an Ai will recieve at the hands of humanity will surely put it at odds
with humanity, and it will be anything but benevolent. That's basic 
psychology.

Kat