Is new life a threat to existing life?

[Queso]

ahhhh AI, I didn't even think of that.

Very interesting possibilities with that.

What's "silicon life"?

[modest]

Land, water, and sky destined to become a pile of grey goo. Make way for the machines and our new overlords. There is no escape. :eek_big:

 

Keanu Reeves is our only hope!

[Inter.spem.et.metum]

Machines would destroy humans because we are illogical. It wouldn't be logical to allow illogical creatures live.

 

The assumption here is on the definition of "threat". Bacteria is considered a threat because it can kill us. But if it didn't kill us, then something else would. You have to allow things to die naturally. Humans killing each other should not be considered natural. But it is a natural reaction, otherwise it wouldn't occur.

 

We are obviously not machines though.

[Buffy]

Machines would destroy humans because we are illogical. It wouldn't be logical to allow illogical creatures live.

Why? Or are you claiming that morality is illogical and therefore machines will act immorally?

The assumption here is on the definition of "threat". Bacteria is considered a threat because it can kill us. But if it didn't kill us, then something else would. You have to allow things to die naturally. Humans killing each other should not be considered natural. But it is a natural reaction, otherwise it wouldn't occur.

No. In fact we now know that a lot of the bacteria on our skin is actually good for us. But everytime you wash your hands after carving a chicken you kill millions of good bacteria along with the salmonella. Are you saying that the death of all that good bacteria is just a "necessary evil" that you can't do anything about?

 

 

In the Fairfax Apartments, apartment 12-J, behind an umbrella stand, hidden away,

Buffy

[Inter.spem.et.metum]

I didn't say anything about morality...

 

But you would have to kill the chicken to clean your hands after carving it...

 

And I never said it's ok to kill bacteria. The point is that as a creature that can overcome its natural instinct to kill, we should.

[Boerseun]

I didn't say anything about morality...

 

But you would have to kill the chicken to clean your hands after carving it...

 

And I never said it's ok to kill bacteria. The point is that as a creature that can overcome its natural instinct to kill, we should.

How is the above relevant to the original question posed in this thread?

 

I still don't exactly get what you're asking.