Recent content by project2501

Would you see the creation of a totally new creature (possibly some kind of microbe to eat plastics), not based on any previous entity as a refinement? I agree that there are degrees of refinement, but a machine that is "concious" is not so much a refinement of something existing as an attempt...

With respect to Brian's reply, I agree with nieztche's argument that all morals and ethics are social constructions, and id like to see what people think of the the ethical constraints that should be imposed on them. I have noticed a large amount of ethical inflexibility on the part of secular...

As you no doubt notice: Izor N00b. But i thought that this site seems to host alot of thoughtful people of all religious denominations, so id like to posit a question: Im curious as to opinions that religions might have to technologies that impinge upon the creations traditionally held to be...

This is interesting enough to take me out of lurk mode. There is a nice reason for the number of rules from logic. Its called incompleteness, and i have had occasion to use this against lawyers (only for fun, never at the dock :p). Basically any system (including legal systems, which are...