I know it is very slick what they are doing,, transferring brain functions i will have to do some research but that always takes a lot of time but the seed has been planted Allan
maybe it is called boredom On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > The human brain is an amazingly adaptable organ Allan. I read something > years ago about folks that had something behind their eye severed that > caused them to see everything upside down. Initially, of course, this was > quite a challenge but within a few days they were completely back to > normal. In other research robotic limbs respond to hip, back and/or > shoulder muscles to reach and step. The research is pretty incredible. > Pretty soon they're just thinking reach and step and whatever muscles they > use to do that respond. > > dj > > > On Saturday, September 22, 2012 2:43:52 AM UTC-5, Allan Heretic wrote: > >> Thank you Don Why my epilepsy they are not sure,, and I have good >> medical insurance so my care is paid for,, that is no problem.. >> Due to test (a lot of them even have pictures to prove alien abduction,) >> it showed that there is an area that does not function normally and it is >> right in the language center of the brain.. >> I don't suffer that much other than poor spelling and and sentences with >> word left out.. (i really don't realize I have drop them) . >> Now Neil's post triggered the thought that many be it would be possible >> to stimulate a different section of the brain to perform the language >> function in a normal manner.. >> What a day deam. >> Allan >> On Sep 22, 2012 8:15 AM, "Don Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> No Allan I do not think you are required to suffer. Not because of >>> anyone's greed or for any other reason. However, this doesn't disqualify >>> you from suffering. It is a human condition. I would say an animal >>> condition. Root causes of one's suffering are varied and often out of our >>> personal control. These are unfortunate and also, I regret, unavoidable. I >>> sincerely wish you well in your current predicament and hope you have a >>> speedy recovery and are soon back to doing all the things you enjoy that >>> you must currently limit. >>> >>> I wasn't speaking of Healthcare specifically but I do think, as you >>> know, that it is a service that should be paid for. I also believe having >>> companies buy health insurance in blocks for their employees is a very bad >>> idea and is ruining good health care service. It would be much, much better >>> to provide vouchers and let the employees buy the insurance that best suits >>> their needs. The competition this would garner in the industry would >>> improve service and lower costs. Yes, I know. I am a genius. >>> >>> If I am distorting it is an accident. I was trying for a metaphor, or >>> more precisely a synecdoche. As stated earlier, I was a poor English >>> student. To my credit I am trying. >>> >>> dj >>> >>> On Friday, September 21, 2012 3:00:58 AM UTC-5, Allan Heretic wrote: >>>> >>>> I think you are distorting an idea and the effects Don, every one >>>> is entitled to health care. If my employer is unwilling to provide it >>>> because he can not make as much money if he does.. I suffer because if his >>>> greed.. am I required to suffer because of the greed of other men? >>>> Allan >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 6:33 AM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:25:16 PM UTC-5, rigsy03 wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> It is also the joy of work- accomplishment, etc. rather than >>>>>> competing- maybe you are testing your own skills or mastering your >>>>>> abilities to repair something, create something. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> One can certainly enjoy sprucing up one's home or automobile or garden >>>>> and keep one self busy making sure our home appliances and robots are in >>>>> good working order. We have plenty of practice so we get quite good at >>>>> these chores that help ourselves and our families. But our neighbor >>>>> prefers >>>>> to play video games and watch cooking shows on tv instead of being >>>>> industrious. Well that won't work because we are all "entitled" to the >>>>> same >>>>> things, correct? So maybe I should go to my neighbor's house and work on >>>>> his robots and appliances and prune his trees and cut his grass for him. >>>>> This will, of course, require me to work much harder and the chores around >>>>> my living space will suffer for it but that's ok because we all deserve >>>>> the >>>>> same benefits don't we? >>>>> >>>>> Maybe not. >>>>> >>>>> dj >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 20, 12:03 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > Reminds me of the Fritz Lang classic Metropolis. Who's going to >>>>>> build and >>>>>> > repair and innovate the robots? Other robots? Haven't you seen "I, >>>>>> Robot" >>>>>> > or "Terminator?" There will always be greener grass somewhere and >>>>>> people >>>>>> > will "compete" to occupy it. If it's not Financially perhaps we >>>>>> will have >>>>>> > gladiatorial competitions to weed out the weak. Maybe we'll play >>>>>> chess for >>>>>> > favors. Maybe we'll keep building robots to fight for us and play >>>>>> chess for >>>>>> > us, I dunno. But we will always compete for what we want and we >>>>>> will always >>>>>> > WANT what we don't HAVE. Doesn't matter if we already have >>>>>> everything maybe >>>>>> > I want HER. Or HIM. Or that PARTICULAR view from that SPECIFIC >>>>>> condo or >>>>>> > whatever. I'm no sociologist but I'm pretty sure the compitition >>>>>> gene is >>>>>> > hardwired in the best of us and if we lose it we are doomed. I mean >>>>>> extinct >>>>>> > doomed. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > dj >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:56:36 PM UTC-5, archytas wrote: >>>>>> > > Thought experiments are devices of the imagination used to >>>>>> investigate >>>>>> > > the nature of things. Thought experimenting often takes place >>>>>> when the >>>>>> > > method of variation is employed in entertaining imaginative >>>>>> > > suppositions. They are used for diverse reasons in a variety of >>>>>> areas, >>>>>> > > including economics, history, mathematics, philosophy, and >>>>>> physics. >>>>>> > > Most often thought experiments are communicated in narrative >>>>>> form, >>>>>> > > sometimes through media like a diagram. Thought experiments >>>>>> should be >>>>>> > > distinguished from thinking about experiments, from merely >>>>>> imagining >>>>>> > > any experiments to be conducted outside the imagination, and from >>>>>> > > psychological experiments with thoughts. They should also be >>>>>> > > distinguished from counterfactual reasoning in general, as they >>>>>> seem >>>>>> > > to require an experimental element. >>>>>> > >http://plato.stanford.edu/**ent****ries/thought-experiment/<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thought-experiment/> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > One I like is the notion of robot heaven. It's easy enough to >>>>>> imagine >>>>>> > > a time when machines grow our food, build our shelter and do our >>>>>> > > work. The interesting stuff comes in thinking what this would >>>>>> mean >>>>>> > > for wealth distribution and the nature of society. What work >>>>>> would be >>>>>> > > left to do? One can also wonder what place any of our work >>>>>> ethics >>>>>> > > would have in such a society. There may be some deconstructive >>>>>> effect >>>>>> > > on just what current work ideologies are in place for. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > One of the great improvements technology brought to my life is >>>>>> more or >>>>>> > > less never having to go into a bank. The only real innovations >>>>>> in >>>>>> > > banking are the ATM and electronic banking. This kind of >>>>>> technology >>>>>> > > and similar in agriculture and industry fundamentally reduce the >>>>>> > > amount of human effort to grow and make what we need. We are in >>>>>> > > partial state of robot heaven. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > Our ideologies are not up to speed. Real unemployment is massive >>>>>> and >>>>>> > > education does little to provide job skills. We are sold >>>>>> life-styles >>>>>> > > and products by insane advertising. Job creation seems to be in >>>>>> > > perverse areas like financial services or bringing back attended >>>>>> gas- >>>>>> > > pumps. With more efficient production we should be able to >>>>>> afford a >>>>>> > > bigger social sector and I can't for the life of me understand >>>>>> why we >>>>>> > > allow competition through crap wages and conditions. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > A great deal of what we pay for could be available more or less >>>>>> free. >>>>>> > > Educational content and utility banking are examples - these are >>>>>> areas >>>>>> > > that could be ratinalised like agriculture and manufacturing. >>>>>> > > Millions of jobs would go. We should be asking why jobs are so >>>>>> > > central to out thinking on wealth distribution and how we might >>>>>> > > encourage work without the rat race.- Hide quoted text - >>>>>> > >>>>>> > - Show quoted text - >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ( >>>> ) >>>> |_D Allan >>>> >>>> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. >>>> >>>> >>>> I am a Natural Airgunner - >>>> >>>> Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- > > > > -- ( ) |_D Allan Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. I am a Natural Airgunner - Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. --
