Re: Do "I" exist?
i've been absent from discussion for a week because my internet was being funky the whole week, now time for me to barge in discussions again. woohoo. =)
on existence, i do agree that the SOUL is what matters, and as much as i believe that my soul exists, i was disheartened as well when reading about how human feelings are nothing but a bunch of chemical reactions.
now, in this ongoing discussion, jrpandy mentions something about "brain." here's my take on this: brain is like, the central processing unit (CPU) of our body, in analogy to a computer. it's like that pentium IV 2.0GHz chip that is plugged into your motherboard and basically runs your computer. that's the brain. soul is different. and know that we're BETTER and DIFFERENT from a mere computer because of the fact that we DO have a soul. think about it this way. without a soul, we wouldn't be any different than a computer, because in "the blank slate" pinker talks about how scientists have been working to create computers that can act and think like a human. we think, computers think. we calculate, computers calculate. we take inputs and spit out outputs, computers take inputs and spit out outputs. BUT. this is where the computers are being defeated: computers cannot make INITIATIVE WITHOUT A GIVEN INPUT. that's the thing about computers. THEY CANNOT GIVE OUT OUTPUTS UNLESS THEY'RE GIVEN INPUTS. we human beings, are still able to do something even without input. if i want to, i can suddenly run around the block in my boxers for no apparent reason, just because i feel like it. i can grab my girlfriend and kiss her passionately, just because i feel like it. i can look at the starry night sky for hours, just because i feel like it. when doing these things, i don't need inputs such as "going nuts," "feeling horny," or "it's boring and hot inside the house" to do these things. i can do it even without thinking or "inputting" ANY of these. if you input these keywords on a robot, the robot would probably do exactly the same, but that's where the differences reside: THE ROBOT NEEDS THE INPUT FIRST.
people have often said to me that it's not good to do things "just because i feel like it," and i used to agree with it. it's not good doing something for no apparent reason. but now after reading "the blank slate" i think i'm starting embrace doing something "just because i feel like it," because that way it proves that my SOUL still exists.
and that i'm better than a robot.
anyone gonna go watch I,ROBOT?? i'm going. =D
maybe we should get together and watch that movie. it's gonna be hella cool.
on existence, i do agree that the SOUL is what matters, and as much as i believe that my soul exists, i was disheartened as well when reading about how human feelings are nothing but a bunch of chemical reactions.
now, in this ongoing discussion, jrpandy mentions something about "brain." here's my take on this: brain is like, the central processing unit (CPU) of our body, in analogy to a computer. it's like that pentium IV 2.0GHz chip that is plugged into your motherboard and basically runs your computer. that's the brain. soul is different. and know that we're BETTER and DIFFERENT from a mere computer because of the fact that we DO have a soul. think about it this way. without a soul, we wouldn't be any different than a computer, because in "the blank slate" pinker talks about how scientists have been working to create computers that can act and think like a human. we think, computers think. we calculate, computers calculate. we take inputs and spit out outputs, computers take inputs and spit out outputs. BUT. this is where the computers are being defeated: computers cannot make INITIATIVE WITHOUT A GIVEN INPUT. that's the thing about computers. THEY CANNOT GIVE OUT OUTPUTS UNLESS THEY'RE GIVEN INPUTS. we human beings, are still able to do something even without input. if i want to, i can suddenly run around the block in my boxers for no apparent reason, just because i feel like it. i can grab my girlfriend and kiss her passionately, just because i feel like it. i can look at the starry night sky for hours, just because i feel like it. when doing these things, i don't need inputs such as "going nuts," "feeling horny," or "it's boring and hot inside the house" to do these things. i can do it even without thinking or "inputting" ANY of these. if you input these keywords on a robot, the robot would probably do exactly the same, but that's where the differences reside: THE ROBOT NEEDS THE INPUT FIRST.
people have often said to me that it's not good to do things "just because i feel like it," and i used to agree with it. it's not good doing something for no apparent reason. but now after reading "the blank slate" i think i'm starting embrace doing something "just because i feel like it," because that way it proves that my SOUL still exists.
and that i'm better than a robot.
anyone gonna go watch I,ROBOT?? i'm going. =D
maybe we should get together and watch that movie. it's gonna be hella cool.
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