Rob and Stef <rdunca19 at idt.net> wrote:
> Matthew Billmers wrote:
> > Rob and Stef wrote in message <35B6E94C.7020 at idt.net>...
> > >When AI creates its first sentient being, and it will, who gives a shit?
> > >It'll be just a hunk of metal. (or whatever)
> >
> > Pardon me for playing Devil's advocate, but...
> > When nature created the first sentient being, and it did, who gave a s***?
> > It was just a hunk of cells.
>> yup. And your point is...? If we reduce our humanity to having it on
> par with creations of science, whats the point of existing? Serious.
This question was answered years ago, in the comic strip "B.C":
Humans are here on Earth because the weeds need the carbon dioxide.
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