Human Robots

Consciousness is nothing special. I don't see why people get so upset about it. I will agree that it's incomprehensible that anything even exists at all. Regardless, the thoughts in our head are neural pathways firing in your cortex, resulting in what you perceive as thought. These pathways are ignited when certain other pathways have lit, and so on and so forth.

At its most basic level, the human body is a robot with a computer for a brain. We receive inputs: our five senses along with emotions and any substance that enters our body. These inputs are processed by the cortex and our actions are the the result of the output. We are predictable to the Nth degree to everyone but ourselves. It seems we are so busing looking out that we don't take the time to look back in.

What does it mean to be a robot? Typically robots are made for a purpose by an engineer, but in our case, this is not true. I'd say if we were made for anything, it was survival. If the universe wants us to survive, then I will do it. It's a neat ride, if nothing else. It's also better than being dead. When I found out about the Singularity, I decided I would sample as much of reality as possible, a permanent explorer.

What if you don't want to be a robot? What most people call robotic, I call mechanical, static, and of little variation. Worker ants, for example do the same thing every day as long as they live. There are people that have worked the same job for 20 years, they are the worker ants. Mix it up. Be unpredictable. Surprise yourself from time to time.

12.02.2009. 01:05

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