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Article 6918 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: danny@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Danny Faught)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: What do I do with it?
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Date: 15 Sep 92 13:48:45 GMT
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In article <1992Sep3.194253.12195@access.usask.ca> choy@skorpio.usask.ca writes:
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>Let's say I want to build an intelligent machine. What's it to be
>used for? Can this machine out [?] its role in the universe?

If you believe Star Trek doctrine, your intelligent machine has
unalienable rights and should be set free upon society so it
can exercise those rights.  What's amazing is that people actually
believe in this doctrine.

Trekkie-Disclaimer: Well, the Star Trek guys wouldn't talk philosophy,
so maybe the philosophy guys will talk Star Trek.

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Danny Faught    danny@ponder.csci.unt.edu
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