[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Jesus, Edg, you've been doing some deep thinking during your hiatus. I'm trying to find some place to plug in here, but not having much luck. But maybe a few comments below, on a re-read. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Plato and Aquinas believed in a "core person" who is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kill The Semite Tyrant

2015-06-27 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Psst - don't tell ... but Jesus was in fact the incarnation of yhvh. He said so himself. Why do you think he had to endure torture & then be crucified? It was his unalterable karma from his malicious genocides. No more certain proof is necessary to realize that in reality, yhvh is just a trib

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Movie review: "Ex Machina"

2015-06-27 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
More likely because they made a deal with the US AMC network. On 06/27/2015 05:02 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re "Sci-fi TV series 'Humans' breathes new life into robot debate:" National stereotypes: no sex please, we're British . . . From The Mail: "Channel 4’s latest hi

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Gay Community

2015-06-27 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : One gay TM teacher? I am sure there are more and have always been - one of the dozen or so teachers I knew in SC when I first started TM was gay (he still is). But it was never accepted and the gay people I knew in the Movement were always real

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Gay Community

2015-06-27 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
One gay TM teacher? I am sure there are more and have always been - one of the dozen or so teachers I knew in SC when I first started TM was gay (he still is). But it was never accepted and the gay people I knew in the Movement were always real careful to hide it or risk getting kicked off staff

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Gay Community

2015-06-27 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You come up with some good ones Mike! That gave me a good laugh - thanks! From: "Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Gay Community   Oh, most definitel

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kill The Semite Tyrant

2015-06-27 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Said like a true fawning christian ... truth depends upon miracles (siddhis) or it can't possibly be real. With psychophants such as this, who needs trooth? Don't worry, Islamic State state has yer back.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kill The Semite Tyrant

2015-06-27 Thread yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
good points on the supposed miracles of Jesus.'. Let's assume such miracles did take place. If so, this is evidence of a dead lineage in terms of repeatability (one of the criteria for modern scientific evaluation). If you have been watching the "AD" series on NBC (produced by R. Downey? and h

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Sun 28-Jun-15 00:15:12 UTC

2015-06-27 Thread FFL PostCount ffl.postco...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 06/27/15 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 07/04/15 00:00:00 48 messages as of (UTC) 06/28/15 00:10:41 7 jr_esq 6 awoelflebater 5 emptybill 5 Bhairitu noozguru 3 steve.sundur 3 s3raphita 3 email4you mikemail4you 3 Duv

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
F*ck that obsessively objectified bitch ... little Aristotle the obsessive, the pedantic. Plato was unanimous - we are endlessly circulating souls (psyches) following in the train of a deity who leads us from absorption in the shadow world of apprearances to the direct, immediate sight of the p

[FairfieldLife] 57 species of et's

2015-06-27 Thread yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
In 1896, J. Heinz came up with "57 varieties" even though there were over 60 at that time Now, Heinz has over 5700 different products. Could it be possible that Heinz was in contact with aliens, who inspired him to come up with his famous ketchup and name 57 varieties? Maybe, since there are 5

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Gay Community

2015-06-27 Thread srijau
there is a new open gay and openly hiv positive teacher in the USA. you guys need to find some kind of positive hobby if you don't need to work any more. the world has moved on.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Movie review: "Ex Machina"

2015-06-27 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re "Sci-fi TV series 'Humans' breathes new life into robot debate:" National stereotypes: no sex please, we're British . . . From The Mail: "Channel 4’s latest hit drama imagines a universe in which realistic robots live alongside their flesh-and-blood masters. But even the futuristic

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kill The Semite Tyrant

2015-06-27 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
ebill, You appear to be certain that what you say is true. How do you know this is the Truth? Can you walk on water? Can you turn water to wine? Can you heal the sick? Can you materialize anywhere at will? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Our Western notions about “God”

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kill The Semite Tyrant

2015-06-27 Thread yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks, emptybill for the brilliant essay on what I consider to be the major source of irreconcilable differences in the wrold, namely: 1. the Adam and Eve story, an allegorical model pitting evolutionary trial and effort ("Satan", in the iconic kundalini snake image) vs blind faith in the Tyra

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread Duveyoung
Plato and Aquinas believed in a "core person" who is imagined having some sort of eternal existence, and more, that that core's history was "responsible for itself." This requires free will. I don't believe in causality. It's not a matter of free will vs determinism. I don't believe that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Polygamy is Next to be Legalized?

2015-06-27 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It's ironic that the Supreme Court decision came on the same day as more Islamist terror attacks. What possible connection can there be? Well nothing causal for sure. But what struck me was that while Muslims worldwide are having to combat their co-religionists who are still taking a medieval fu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Polygamy is Next to be Legalized?

2015-06-27 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
As you point out, Islamic legalists (there are no clerics in Islam) do not recommend that any muslim should have plural wives without proven resources to support them and their children. While this is recommended, it is not forbidden (haram) to marry up to four women. If one can adequately suppo

[FairfieldLife] Kill The Semite Tyrant

2015-06-27 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Our Western notions about “God” emerge through the theological lens of Semitic Monotheism - Judism, Christianity, and Islam. That’s why we so casually pitch forth the term “God” rather than “the gods” – as our Greek and Roman ancestors once did. Any Semite god is fundamentally a tyrant in the Gr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Movie review: "Ex Machina"

2015-06-27 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Saw Ex Machina yesterday. It's FFL's cuppa tea. Never saw that ending coming. Yes, I watched it a while back and was impressed by both the plot and execution - and the attempts to get to grips with the Turing Test. More like this please.

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Gay Community

2015-06-27 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Oh, most definitely, my dear shishya. A global yagya to correct the mistake of the intellect must be performed. This will cost hundreds of millions. If not, your children may become homos. From: "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife Sent: Saturday,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Polygamy is Next to be Legalized?

2015-06-27 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Here lies the problem. Even Islam declares that you have no more wives than *you* can support. Tax payers here, will end up supporting enormous families of multiple wives with multiple children because the *baby daddy* won't take care of his responsibility and keep it zipped. From: "Bhair

[FairfieldLife] Re: Polygamy is Next to be Legalized?

2015-06-27 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
ebill, Good point. However, polygamy brings other hosts of problems. Such as, how can one guy afford to have several wives? How many children should the extended family raise in order to give them adequate guidance and education? As an aside, the IS movement probably would encourage pol

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu, It's debatable to say that humans are machines, although some people call humans as biological machines. A few days ago, I posted a video clip of Tom Campbell who states that the universe is a virtual reality. He backs this up by using the results of the famous double-slit

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Edg, That's a heavy conclusion. So what do you say to philosophers, like Plato and Aquinas, who have tackled questions like this and wrote books on the subject? Are you saying that they're egotistical and not sentient? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : The word "know" makes

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Xeno, I had to take a double-take to understand what you're saying. You seem to be saying that humans are machines too. That's debatable. In this context, we're talking about artificial intelligence which does not apply to humans. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Of course

[FairfieldLife] Trump is Teed Off at Univision

2015-06-27 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Now he wants to fire everybody because of the negative reactions to his campaign speech. IMO, he's going to drop his campaign run sooner than later. Teed off at Univision, Trump drives dispute off course https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/teed-off-univision-trump-drives-dispute-off-course-200126856.

[FairfieldLife] TM and the Gay Community

2015-06-27 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Given the fact that the Movement has historically been quietly inimical to the gay community and lifestyle, I wonder if the honchos of MUM consider the recent Supreme Court decision as a sign of the Rising Sunshine of the Age of Enlightenment, or proof that the rakshasas are afoot, and more dona

[FairfieldLife] GlobalGoodNews: Buddhist school in Thailand offers TM

2015-06-27 Thread email4you mikemail4...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=143499876111882460 Buddhist school in Thailand offers TM to its students

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Polygamy is Next to be Legalized?

2015-06-27 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Dream on! :-D On 06/27/2015 01:04 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Said like a true western tan-trick. "We don't need no stinkun devas. We are the devas." "Religion is the heroin of the ruling elites. Kill them all and and use their scum to make soap!" "We will guide the peop

[FairfieldLife] The Peter G. Dodge Foundation Awards $225,000 to DLF

2015-06-27 Thread email4you mikemail4...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=14346561925204401 The Peter G. Dodge Foundation Awards $225,000 to DLF to Study TM and Alcoholism

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Polygamy is Next to be Legalized?

2015-06-27 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Said like a true western tan-trick. "We don't need no stinkun devas. We are the devas." "Religion is the heroin of the ruling elites. Kill them all and and use their scum to make soap!" "We will guide the peoples to th€ troothies." Heil tantreekamz!"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Polygamy is Next to be Legalized?

2015-06-27 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Religion belongs to the domain of sleepwalkers anyway. As long as their extra spouses aren't slaves I see no objection. It might though be being a bit greedy not to mention expensive. On 06/27/2015 11:07 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Muslims living here in 'smerica will cla

[FairfieldLife] Re: Polygamy is Next to be Legalized?

2015-06-27 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Muslims living here in 'smerica will claimed to be appalled but will be secretly pleased. They'll be planning on the day when it will be "safe" to bring over their extra wives from the old country. I've met some who secretly admit how many they have. Next will be polygamy since there is now no

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Movie review: "Ex Machina"

2015-06-27 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Sci-fi TV series 'Humans' breathes new life into robot debate: http://news.yahoo.com/sci-fi-tv-series-humans-breathes-life-robot-165550653.html On 06/27/2015 09:21 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: You'll probably like "Humans" which will debut tomorrow on AMC. On 06

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Movie review: "Ex Machina"

2015-06-27 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
You'll probably like "Humans" which will debut tomorrow on AMC. On 06/27/2015 09:09 AM, Duveyoung wrote: Saw Ex Machina yesterday. It's FFL's cuppa tea. Never saw that ending coming.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Human being are machines too, just not the familiar wires and microchips. Consciousness is probably just an artifact of the operating system. On 06/27/2015 07:45 AM, Duveyoung wrote: The word "know" makes this a primal question. My answer: no. New question: can a human nervous system know

[FairfieldLife] Re: Movie review: "Ex Machina"

2015-06-27 Thread Duveyoung
Saw Ex Machina yesterday. It's FFL's cuppa tea. Never saw that ending coming.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread Duveyoung
The word "know" makes this a primal question. My answer: no. New question: can a human nervous system know ethics? My answer: no. The ego lies to itself. IT IS NOT SENTIENT. It is a process. An artifact of a vastness. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Of course we can. Th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Uncle Tantra an enigma, a paradox (Reaffirming The Yahoo-Groups Guidelines)

2015-06-27 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "jason_gre...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 8:02 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Uncle Tantra an enigma, a paradox (Reaffirming The Yahoo-Groups Guidelines)   Uncle Tantra was really a complex character. One

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-27 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Of course we can. The query to be answered is whether it is worth the computing time and the bother of implementation. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : One machine said NO...which is correct. It's database was based on movie scripts. But if the database included philosophical

[FairfieldLife] Re: China opens new land route for Indian pilgrims to Tibet

2015-06-27 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=143518773617884647 http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=143518773617884647 China opens new land route for Indian pilgrims to Tibet ***

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutra Commentaries

2015-06-27 Thread he...@hotmail.com [FairfieldLife]
BS 1.1.12 goes like this aanandamayo 'bhyaasaat (without sandhi: aanandamayaH; abhyaasaat) Some of the meanings of the word abhyaasa according to CDSL: abhyAsa 2 m. the act of adding anything , S3ulb. ; (in Gr.) `" what is prefixed "' , the first syllable of a reduplicated r

[FairfieldLife] China opens new land route for Indian pilgrims to Tibet

2015-06-27 Thread email4you mikemail4...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=143518773617884647 China opens new land route for Indian pilgrims to Tibet ***

[FairfieldLife] Re: Uncle Tantra an enigma, a paradox (Reaffirming The Yahoo-Groups Guidelines)

2015-06-27 Thread jason_gre...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Uncle Tantra was really a complex character. One of the reasons you guy were so pissed with him is because, he constantly brags about how fantastic his life is, how much he is really enjoying is life, and how dull and drab are the lives of other members of FFL. A guy who is *really* enjoyi