For then there would be a question rusting at the back of our cerebral cortex.
If we are equations and matrixes
Then soullessly let's plunder
Indignant to a tee.
Robots with strong AI just might take over the entire world -
So posits a nerdy chap
Philosopher as he casts
His die, and taps
His fingers to kill mutants.
Comments
James-- It's about the propensity for
It's about the propensity for nerds like me to be rather obnoxious and pretentious regarding silly philosophical questions. I find it ironic how many philosophical conversations I've had that are so very linked to silly, childish moments in my life. Human condition I guess.
Ditto to James
I like this a lot, but I'm still trying to work out the meaning...
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"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." -Bilbo Baggins [The Lord of the Rings]
So... your'e against free
So... your'e against free will....right? I didn't actually understand this, you might want to explain better. I did like the last lines, though:
as he casts his die
and taps his fingers to kill mutants :)
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Laura---
Not against free will at all. I love free will. What would life be without it? The poem is intentionally ambiguous though. Could be a rather large flaw, i suppose.
Interesting...
I think I get the general gist of this, but after reading it several times I'm still blinking and running the processors in my head at top speed. There are a couple of places were I don't entirely understand the flow of logic. Nonetheless, I like this poem. It makes me stop and think.
And thanks for posting! I hope you post some more this year.
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"The idea that we should approach science without a philosophy is itself a philosophy... and a bad one, because it is self-refuting." -- Dr. Jason Lisle