Could a robot really love a human?

How do you account for the individual personality traits and individualistic thought patterns and levels of intelligence if the brain acts and reacts in the same way without the need for subjective experience? Isn't it generally held that childhood forms the mental traits and characteristics of the adult? Because the data(Could be considered a comparable aspect to "code" in a robot) differs because of what the person experienced in life. The data that your brain uses to create the "personality", and the data it uses to respond to input is different for each person. A person is conditioned by t... [More]

That was a bit of a rant, but essentially what I'm saying is that even with the human brain, there appears to be no reason to have consciousness when it's simply a complex computer that is on auto-pilot. Tell me about it. Thinking about consciousness ***** with the mind. It's kind of like trying to imagine an existance where there is nothing.

Cyborgs with rights? Forget it! A machine is a machine is a machine. They should be built to serve humankind not become equals. As for having one in the home to do everything from cook to have sex, IMO only the very rich will be able to afford them for quite a long time. Also we have to consider them taking jobs away from humans. I mean why would a company hire a human when it can buy a programmed cyborg to work 24/7/365? No training, no vacations, no personal issues. That is until their feeling and thinking get too advanced. does the movie Surrogate ring a bell? Androids walking around lookin... [More]

Because the data(Could be considered a comparable aspect to "code" in a robot) differs because of what the person experienced in life. The data that your brain uses to create the "personality", and the data it uses to respond to input is different for each person. A person is conditioned by their environment, though not completely because you have all of the necessary brain data when you are born that allows you to function on a minimal level and learn as you age. But they don't react the same. Think of two different computer programs on a computer which have different code; they will respond ... [More]

Cyborgs with rights? Forget it! A machine is a machine is a machine. They should be built to serve humankind not become equals. As for having one in the home to do everything from cook to have sex, IMO only the very rich will be able to afford them for quite a long time. Also we have to consider them taking jobs away from humans. I mean why would a company hire a human when it can buy a programmed cyborg to work 24/7/365? No training, no vacations, no personal issues. That is until their feeling and thinking get too advanced. A machine is a machine. Well what's human body then? It holds our sp... [More]

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.

A machine is a machine. Well what's human body then? It holds our spirit yes...but we can recreate it in a lab. It's just a pile of flesh. What does difference in material mean anyway? Flesh, metal..it's all just a container. If we can recreate the human body, and we can write the software, just like the software in our minds(find a mate..procreate etc), what's the difference? There are enough ppl in the world that call humans, machines..slaves to impulses..to work or whatever. I think that the jury's still out on this one. It's probably true that the body came first... sentience and intellige... [More]

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 mind or that an artificially created body could support a mind. I think the vast majority would disagree with you on the surmise that any old jumble of tissue that is not actually decaying is, in fact, a viable subject for life. Transplant organs, once removed, are savable for a relatively short period of time and ... [More]

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. 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 be underestimated... half the reason Frankenstein is such a good yarn... it's totally impossible whilst being plausible.. F

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 be underestimated... half the reason Frankenstein is such a good yarn... it's totally impossible whilst being plausible.. F 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 t... [More]