Bruno Marchal wrote:
On 25 Jun 2015, at 00:51, Bruce Kellett wrote:
John Clark wrote:
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Stathis Papaioannou
What about a rock? Exactly the same with a rock, it doesn't
behave intelligently either.
Oh, I don't know. It doesn't get involved in pointless discussions on
internet forums; and standing aloof from such things might be
considered to be the pinnacle of intelligent behaviour. ;-)
Yeah but rocks can be as terrible as humans too,
Oh!, I don't know. Maybe they are better than humans in many ways. I
seem to recall that there was (and maybe still is) a craze in Japan for
pet rocks. They are not demanding, they do not take a lot of looking
after, they are always loyal, and can give endless comfort to the lonely
and depressed.......
with their gravity
comfort obsession, and killing many on their path when coming from the
mountain. Yet, nobody has ever suggested to send a rock to jail.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Why do many people still sacrifice to
volcanoes, storms, and the elements to pacify them so that they won't do
us harm?
If rock
can think, it can fall down on purpose, or try to avoid people, and we
should arrest them, and tell them that they have the right to remain
silent ...
I think they will remain silent whether we tell them they have that
right or not. As I said, rocks are in many ways more intelligent than
most humans.....
Bruce
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