The current USA space-based ICBM defense system (on paper) consists of autonomous kill vehicles separately orbiting the earth (10,000 of them). Each KV decides if an *ICBM has launched and they divert from orbit to hit the ICBM before burn-out. Canavan and Teller in vented that system in response to the inherent vulnerability of placing the KVs on an orbiting platform. These space robots are pre-determined to respond when conditions are approperiate. So they cannot do anything they want. But of course a soldier also cannot. I think this may be an appropriate post for 9/11/12. Richard
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Roger Clough <rclo...@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi Jason Resch > > Does the computer have the asbility to convert entropy into energy ? > That's a fundamental requirement for life. > > And life must be free to do what it wants, which I don't think > computers can. The key word here is autonomy. Self-caused, > self-determined, meaning a self is also needed. Only living > things have selves of whatever type for governance. > Even a daisy. > > Also, those properties are all inextended so they cannot be > manipulated by physical devices. > > > Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net > 9/11/2012 > Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him > so that everything could function." > > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > From: Jason Resch > Receiver: everything-list@googlegroups.com > Time: 2012-09-11, 10:47:29 > Subject: Re: victims of faith > > > > On Sep 11, 2012, at 8:56 AM, "Roger Clough" <rclo...@verizon.net> wrote: > > Hi Jason Resch > > What do we have that machines don't ? > > Intelligence, consciousnness, awareness. feelings-- > in short, we have life, machines don't > > > Why do you belive no machine can have these properties? > > Jason > > > > Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net > 9/11/2012 > Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him > so that everything could function." > > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > From: Jason Resch > Receiver: everything-list > Time: 2012-09-11, 09:04:05 > Subject: Re: Re: victims of faith > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:50 AM, Roger Clough <rclo...@verizon.net> wrote: >> Hi Alberto G. Corona >> >> Religious communion with God and prayer are transcendental so >> not computable. >> >> > > Even those of the past who looked down on the "barbaric" and > "uncivilized" native people believed they could be converted and > saved. You profess that androids (like Data in star trek) is at an > even lower place (than those who looked down on foreigners). What do > we have that machines don't? We are all quarks and electrons, so what > magic are the machines missing? > > Jason > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
