Re: Terminator: Do Robots Think in Apple II Source Code?

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com> wrote in message 95a565c0-c38b-436d-8881-e603e0df3f30@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com">news:95a565c0-c38b-436d-8881-e603e0df3f30@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
: On Dec 26, 11:51 pm, "Bryan Parkoff" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:
: > Marcus,
: >
: > > You mean a lack of oxygen?
: >
: >     Well.  Do you recognize the difference between mortal body with flesh
: > and bones and immortal body with flesh and bones?  You are living mortality.
: > Only immortality has perfect body.  It does not have blood nor oxygen (Not
: > necessary).  It does has automatic healing itself.  In the future, you will
: > receive immortal body after your death.  You will learn how.
:
: Crikey! The concept you've just described is so frightening in my
: thought system, that it makes the Terminator look like a Tribble :-)
:
: You know what I think? I think it'd be great fun if we could resurrect
: Friedrich Nietzsche and Bertrand Russell, so they could perform for us
: an equivalent of what wrestling fans would call a "Cage Match"
:
: After several gripping minutes of listening to a Philologist attempt
: to justify Perspectivism to a Mathematician, a great flash of
: lightening and plumes of smoke fill the centre of the arena and a
: caped crusader bearing the insignia TA (Transcendental Aestheticism)
: appears! Immanuel Kant has joined the debate! In a flurry of
: pervertedly verbose rhetoric he confounds Friedrich with the
: accusation that he has attempted to (very cleverly one might add)
: introduce the concept of analytic a posteriori knowledge, AND without
: taking a breath, draws an inquisitive expression from Bertrand by
: suggesting that he and Alfred reconsider their arrogant presumption
: that there really is bugger all difference between "1+1" and "2" and
: sends him in search of a name for his proposition in a deadly maneuver
: which will become known as the "Vienna Circle".
:
: But wait! Is that drumming? No! It's the footsteps of a gigantic
: Scotsman! David Hume has entered the arena, red faced and steaming
: from the ears. In a great whirlwind of Empirical Apoplexy he booms at
: the contenders: "Sophistry! Unadulterated Sophistry!"
:
: And just when you thought the suspense couldn't get any greater, the
: program is interrupted for a short word from our sponsors, which
: instead of the usual 30 second spots promoting things that are very
: very bad for you, is simply a question: "If you could delete ONE word
: from the English language, what would it be?"
:
: (...)
:
: Stay tuned for next weeks exciting match where Thomas Aquinas takes on
: William "The Razor" of Ockham. And before all you clever little
: rationalists go thinking you've already figured out who will win,
: remember: Wrestling is rigged ;-)
:
: (And shame on anyone who is considering telling me how off topic I've
: got - It's Christmas! Where's your tolerance?)
:
: Matt

When I read these posts, the name 'Randall P MacMurphy'
comes to mind. Then I wonder, are you 'Voluntaries', or
'Court Ordered'?   :o)))))))))))

William Garber
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