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Could a robot really love a human?

Posted on Thursday, 19 November, 2009 | 41 comments

As an age where the idea of human-like robots is slowly but surely moving from science fiction to science fact society will face new dilemmas including whether or not a human being can have a relationship with a machine.

Society must decide if it is willing to accept relationships between humans and robots before the machines become so sophisticated they start demanding rights, a legal expert has warned.

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#37 Posted by GhostWhisper on 24 November, 2009, 10:18
Yes I stick to my original post. As for thought patterns, there are computer engineers out there already trying to go back to square one and design computers that function more like the human brain. I will search for the article.

#38 Posted by Fitter on 27 November, 2009, 8:15
I think that the jury's still out on this one. It's probably true that the body came first... sentience and intelligent thought evolved at a greater rate than the evolution of the body, which took ages to get to the state it is in now. BUT that's not to say that the body created the m...

#39 Posted by Triade on 27 November, 2009, 8:52
the living body perhaps. But just the flesh in itself? Could be just a container. Living body would mean adding a spirit. I don't see why those 2 can't be seen seperately.

#40 Posted by Fitter on 28 November, 2009, 13:50
Well, to add further doubt to your suggestion, there are many anomalies and unexplained effects of the human body that may one day prove to be essential to the continued existence of the mind/psyche... such as the gut having some of the same characteristics as the brain... The body shouldn't...

#41 Posted by Triade on 29 November, 2009, 9:45
I don't underestimate the body. Well I don't underestimate the will that drives the body at least. They say the same thing about certain chakra points around the body..if you impact them you'll have brainlike effect. Meaning the impulses send from your brain through your body.

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