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Old 01-27-2008, 09:48 AM
raymr raymr is offline
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Originally Posted by Botnst View Post
Two of my favorite suppositions people make about the future that involve technology are:

1. We will never create life;
2. We will never create thinking machines.

I believe both are incorrect no matter what definitions are used for "life" and "thinking". I'll bet we have both within 20 years.

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But if the definition of thinking includes the full range of human emotions and responses, I think we will never see the day.
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