Re: virus: religion

Keith Elis (hagbard@ix.netcom.com)
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 20:10:57 -0400


Eric Boyd wrote:

<snip>

> But like I said earlier... the best argument I can think of to establish
> the fact that humans have freewill is the arguement from creativity. I
> simply don't think that a robot (e.g. a being without freewill)

What is free-will? This is one term that ought to be defined. And if you
think we have it, why can't it be programmed into a robot?

> -- no
> matter how well programmed -- could display the creativity necessary to,
> say, invent calculus.

The brain is a computer. All evidence points away from a soul. And the
mind? Well that's what the brain does.

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