Daily FortunesJan 21, 2008
We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men...
We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely
intellectual fields. But which are the best ones to start with? Many people
think that a very abstract activity, like the playing of chess, would be
best. It can also be maintained that it is best...
We may not be able to persuade Hindus that Jesus and not Vishnu...
We may not be able to persuade Hindus that Jesus and not Vishnu should govern
their spiritual horizon, nor Moslems that Lord Buddha is at the center of
their spiritual universe, nor Hebrews that Mohammed is a major prohpet, nor
Christians that Shinto best expresses their...
We may not like doctors, but at least they doctor. Bankers...
We may not like doctors, but at least they doctor. Bankers are not ever
popular but at least they bank. Policeman police and undertakers take
under. But lawyers do not give us law. We receive not the gladsome light
of jurisprudence, but rather precedents, objections,...
We may not return the affection of those who like us,
but...
We may not return the affection of those who like us,
but we always respect their good judgement.
...we must be wary of granting too much power to natural...
...we must be wary of granting too much power to natural selection
by viewing all basic capacities of our brain as direct adaptations.
I do not doubt that natural selection acted in building our oversized
brains -- and I am equally confidant that our brains became large...
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Daily Fortunes for Jan 21, 2008
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