On 11 February 2015 at 20:57, Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 1:44 AM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 11 February 2015 at 18:29, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 2/10/2015 5:47 PM, Jason Resch wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 5:57 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I call this the Cyberman (or Mr Spock) problem. The Cybermen in Doctor >>>> Who are logical and unemotional, yet they wish to convert the rest of the >>>> world to be like them. Why? Without emotion they have no reason to do that, >>>> or anything else. (Likewise Mr Spock, except as we know he only repressed >>>> his emotions.) >>>> >>> >>> I'm not sure whether emotions are necessary to have goals. Then again, >>> perhaps they are. >>> >>> The 'big' emotions like fear, rage, lust probably aren't, but values, >>> feelings that this is preferred to that, are. >>> >> >> I don't see how one could have an opinion on whether one should do >> anything without emotions being involved. >> >> So do you believe the Mars Rover is motivated to explore by its emotions? > I don't believe it is motivated at all, in the sense that a conscious being is. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
