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From: ababian@cruzio.com (andrew babian)
Subject: Re: Emotional computers
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In article <5biqom$rql@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>, gregs@umich.edu (Greg Stevens) says:

>Personally, I think the notion of emotions as an interrupt
>mechanism springs from a basic faulty (unspoken) philosophical
>assumption: there can be such a thing as "pure" cognition without
>emotion.  I know this assumption is there for many researchers,
>though it may not be for all.

That's a pretty serious accusation.  Who exactly do you mean?
And must emotions be human ? mammalian?  Do we have a handle 
on what the functions of emotions are,  and could they be done 
in other ways?  ways that might not even be recognized as emotions?
That is,  maybe emotions could be legitimately replaced.
