Brittany Moore did a fantastic job on the "Animal Mind". I never knew in the 17th and 18th centuries that people weren't sure if animals had minds. Also, I didn't know about the intentionality at first but she explained it well. Furthermore when I think about an animal's process I don't think about how they get a banana when its out of their reach but they somehow tend to find things like that.
I thought her presentation was very interesting. I agree with Brittany, that animals do have minds, are conscious, and do things with intention. Humans are fairly new when it comes to the world. It is hard to say that humans are the only creatures with advanced abilities that supersede any other creature. Good post
I thought Brittany did a good job with her topic. I'm with you Brittany, they have a mind and know what they are doing. I have watched dogs sneak stuff of counters when they think no one is looking. It’s funny they act like a little kid trying to sneak something. Also I have walked in after a dog has made a mess in the house and they know they were bad instead of running up to greet you they will have there tail between their legs and have a sad, I am sorry look on their face. LoL
Kirsten Burgy did a great job on "skepticism". I found that people are born with inherited dispositions and that skepticism is all about human knowledge and problems. Also, I liked how she broke it down with the brain controlled by the computer program and that was a great example of being skeptical. As a people we never know about skeptical doubts. Great informative presentation.
I also think Kirsten Burgy's presentation was very insightful! It is interesting to find out that some people are born with skeptical minds and others not so much. I think it is human nature to always be curious. It is only biological to find answers to problems and figure out the way the world works and all its components. The brain controlled by the computer reminds me of free will and how much we are in controll in our own lives or the theory of predestination!
Luke Seferman did a great job at explaining the article animal minds by John Seary. It was interesting to learn from his presentation that animals are conscious beings because they are awake and alert. Animals also have intentions because the are sound and have an inclination to hunt, speak, and greet their owner at the door. I think animals have souls because they obviously feel emotion from people. They might not think on our level of thought process, but I believe animals are smart and they can learn, take the gorilla Cocoa for instance. She learned to respond to 50 or more signs of the ASL, or the Border Collie bread that can respond to 200 word commands (I learned that when I watched the national dog show on Thanksgiving :)
I especially like Gage Cook's teaching on what is intelligence. It is interesting to know how we measure a person's intelligence, when there are many different types. We are smart enough to make and design computers, but are they smarter than us? I certainly wouldn't think so, but after contimplating what a robots can do, it blows my mind. People rely on technology too much like texting, tweeting, and facebook that we have lost the ability to conversate face to face. However I do think it is fascinating that computer prosthetic hand works just as well as a real hand!
Melissa Brodahl did the animal consciousness. Now there was a lot of people who did the same part in the book, but I liked her presentation so I picked hers. It made me think about what it was that made consciousness and if there were different types. In the end, I did think that dogs have a consciousness, but not anywhere near the same level as humans have. I think you have to be self-aware to have any true consciousness and there isn't a way to prove that animals are self-aware.. yet.
I also wanted to comment on Jacob Christensen's External World. This was a little confusing to me, but I think I got the gist of it to the point where it became a fascinating debate. Though I think the hand example is a little ham-handed if you pardon my pun. Is there a way to prove that the external world exists?
I enjoyed everyone’s oral presentation however I would like to comment on Jacob Christensen’s speech because I thought I would be the only one silly enough to try and talk on such a tricky/confusing topic. I thought he did real well. He cover al his basis on what was out there on this matter and trust me it doesn’t get any easier out there in the World Wide Web trying to break it down into layman’s terms. I thought the two hands was not enough to convince me that this premises was proof enough, just because it would be factual if he had a prosthetic limb. Anyways good job Jacob.
I wanted to comment on Brittany Moore's presentation. I apologize if I miss spelled your name. She says that she believe that animals have minds, consciousness, and intentionality. The example of the dog running to the door was a good way to explain her beliefs. The dog runs to the door because it recognizes the person. It is wagging its tail because he is excited. He knows to great his owner for love and maybe a treat. That's showing intentionality and a working brain. I agree with Brittany, I also believe that animal have minds like humans.
I enjoyed Summer Durfus's ( I apologize if I misspelled your name) story of the brain in a glass. Its hard to tell whether or not we are really conscious. This question could drive some people crazy , but most of us don't even take the time out of our day to think about it. Its funny how people start thinking like this. What causes these kind of outrageous ideas?
I too agree with you guys! great speech! I can only imagine how hard it could have been to understand this article. Definitely since its somewhat mind boggling to think about! You did a great job explaining this story to us! :)
This is the example that I used in my presentation of Skepticism. It's very strange to put yourself in the man's shoes that apparently was just a brain in the vat. Is he really living, or is his life just pretty much a figment of his imagination? When the man was told he was just a brain, he was skeptical about whether or not he was actually a man. This is a strange concept to grasp.
I think Lucas Everman did a fine job on his topic of John Searle’s animal minds. He talked about intentionality and the thought process, proof of his dog is alert and happy to see him. Whether they have a soul and go to heaven when they die. Given what we know or can safely assume to be true of their behaviors and brains, can animals have thought and reason? I think the answer depend in large measure on what one takes thought and reason to be, as well as what animals one is considering. As for me, well my beagle and I get along just fine. He is very smart when he wants to be and can be stubborn at times also so. He sits by the door if he needs to go outside to the bathroom, so I’d say he’s conscious of what’s going on around and with him.
I agree Lucas did do a very good job. Since I did the same presentation I know that he really took examples out of the article. I also liked how he compared his own dog to the reading because most of us have dogs or have at least been around dogs. Therefore I think most people agree that animals do in fact have a thought process.
I thought Summer Durfus's presentation was very interesting. The thought that all of our brains could be in other peoples hands and nothing is actually real is absolutely mind blowing. I wasn't even aware of that story nor had I ever thought about something like that. We all could be totally oblivious right now as to whether we are in reality or not.
Tyler Crawford's presentation was extremely interesting because it could be our reality in not too long. As technology develops it keeps getting smart and more advanced. The interrogation experiment was very interesting because they didn't have a clue who was who. It is true a lot of the time computers beat humans at a lot of things. However, I really believe they can't take over since they are in fact programmed by humans.
Brittney's presentation about animals was good! I agree with her that animals do have minds. We have had two dogs through my life,both toy poodles who were very intelligent! Jackson, our first one, loved playing ball and knew that when I said "give it" or "drop it" that he was supposed to let me have the ball. Also he knew our schedule and when we would be coming home. My mom said then he would sit at the window when she was home and watch for me to come home after school. The dog we have now is just over a year old and has learned the common tricks like "lay down" "sit" "shake" "high-five" etc. he still likes to get treats when he does them. He is also smart because we ask him if he need to go to the bathroom and if he does he walks over to the door to be let out. Finally, he is a very loving dog and loves to find a lap or lay next to you, he knows who is his family and I think he is in fact capable of loving, caring and other conscious emotions. So I agree with her that animals do have minds.
For my other comment, I'm sorry I didn't catch your name but whoever else did the Qualia problem, I was wondering if you had any troubles understanding what he was talking about at times. For me there were some confusing parts that I had to re-read to make a little more sense. Also I was just wondering what your take on Qualia was.
I did one of the qualia problem presentations and i too at times had trouble understanding it. after I read on and then went back to the part I was confused about it made a little more sense. The color part never really confused me but when he is talking about i believe her name was mary I got confused.
I can't remember the name but whoever did the topic of genital mutilation I thought did a very good job. It was very interesting hearing that there was not just one type but three different types of procedures that women could possibly under go. I also believe it is wrong, but it is a touchy subject because this type of thing has been done for years by these different cultures. It is a tradition that they are very passionate about and it would be hard to ask them to stop doing it without a big controversy.
Yes the genital mutilation one was good, very well researched. But I had thought the oral presentation was to be done on things from the book not covered in class already. The genital mutilation I remember was covered in class earlier in the year. It's hard to forget that.
Thanks It was very interesting topic to dive deeper into. It is still crazy to me that this is such a common practice outside our culture, but i think what is more terrifying is that while the men claim its part of their culture, the women don't seem to agree because they are fleeing, so it kind of just comes down to womens rights. Yes we did "skim" thru it but didn't really discuss it I'm assuming that is why when i checked with Laura she said that it was fine. :)
I did not write down the name of who did feminist ethics and I apologize. I thought you did very well explaining your topic and I enjoyed listening to your presentation. I believe there are many things that our gender as women denies us. The fact that many women with the same job as a man sometimes get paid less is not exceptable. I also agree though in your speech you said that feminist state how power works and not how it should work. I think that's how you said it. If you could comment back I would like to understand it a little better.
Thank you very much! You had it right, feminist ethics focuses more on understanding and pointing out how power works rather than just stating the way it should be. There is a lot of interesting insight and viewpoints in the book. The most interesting to me was how they chose to classify the term gender as being a what is basically expected of you in society, rather than if you are male or female, because once you think about it, it is very true.
I thought the presentation about machines was interesting. If they could have emotions or think for themselves. I agree that it would become an issue because they would be more powerful than humans and could potentially take over. However, a machine can't feel emotions, therefore it can't think.
I also thought the multiple presentations on animal minds was interesting. I have always thought to myself, what are they thinking and do they understand. I believe that animals have a thought process because they do things on their own, they process what humans say to them and they have instincts.
I liked hearing the point of view from the other person who did the qualia problem. It made me look at it a different way than I first interpreted it. It also helped me to understand it better. I think they did a very good job at explaining the problem.
I also thought that whoever did the presentation on whether animals have souls had a very good presentation. I would have never looked at the article the way he did. Hearing all of these problems from other peoples points of view, for me, makes it a lot easier to understand. I agree that i dont think that when animals pass on they go to heaven. People may claim their pets are family but I dont think they have the same sentimental meaning as humans do to God.
Summer's Presentation: Skepticism - I really love the presentation you made and I would like to eventually know more information. Sometimes I wake up and think how do I know that my brain isn't somewhere else controlling my body here on earth. Part of me feels like it is ludicrous thinking, but I can't get over it. I enjoy knowing that other people have felt the same and the story really summed up the feelings with it. I forgot the article/story name. Could someone enlighten me?
Tyler's Presentation: Can a machine think? 1. Soul 2. Scary 3. Inanimate 4. Disabilities - can't do specific things (eat strawberries) 5. Can't do anything new. Arguing that machines can think. I believe that computer's may be able to do things that are human like however there are huge things that thinking defines that they cannot do. If we were to say that computers can do human like things we would have to come up with a different word for it. To compare it to actual thought process, I believe, is not correct.
I'm not sure of your names I think it was Luke Seferman and Melissa Brodahl (Sorry if I spelled your names wrong!), but the other people that did their oral presentation on Animal Minds did a very nice job! There were times that I had trouble interpreting what he was trying to portray. I was happy that I was not the only speech for this topic. I was also glad that we all interpreted the same point from the article and yet each speech had a few facts that were different from John Searle. Boy did I have trouble pronouncing his last name! :) Good Job guys!!
It is somewhat scary to think about Tyler Crawford's presentation topic becoming reality. Technology has become such a popular huge world wide asset to people. I remember growing up it was the neatest thing to get an email address and instant message with friends. Now you have internet on your phone. You don't have to have dial-up anymore its as easy as the click of a button. Not only can you talk with others across the world but you can now video chat like your having a conversation in person! I think that in the future technology, computers, machines such as robots could either be a big asset or a huge burden. What I mean is it could very well eliminate many jobs but it could also create a lot of tech savy career positions because the machines can break down and need repairs.
Luke's presentation on the mind and its place in nature was very interesting. Trying to decide what animals can and cannot decipher is something that we will probably never know. While some of their thought processes can be very intricate, some animals seem to have no intelligence whatsoever. I'm sure that some animals are much smarter than others but at the same time I'm sure that every animal thinks about things differently like humans do. At the end of the presentation Luke mentioned that animals may or may not have souls or go to Heaven. The only thing that came to mind for me is who's to say we have souls or go to Heaven?
Lucas- The mind and it’s place in nature I found Lucas’s presentation interesting because he talked about animals and their thought processes. He also tied in their senses and how they are able to do what they do and be successful at it. I was more drawn to this presentation and interested in it because I am an animal lover. It always gets my attention when people try to figure out the way they think. We will never for sure though because unfortunately they do not talk. I agree with Lucas in saying that animals have brains, but I’m not so sure about souls.
Gage- Robots and minds This was an interesting topic to think about because Gage talked about Robots and their “intelligence”. Is the robot smart, or is it the creator that has the intelligence? He made a connection with morality and what he thought was right and made the article easier to understand (I considered talking about this during my presentation, but instead chose another topic).
I did think Gage had an interesting topic as well. His presentation stuck out because as we progress into this technological age, things that were once impossible are now the things that get us through daily life. It also stuck out because of a scene from the movie iRobot which you can see in the link below:
India's presentation on reincarnation was interesting as well. I had never really thought of having the mind and body be two separate parts of reincarnation. The biggest thing that stuck out to me in her presentation was the influence of forgetfulness. A big question on my mind right now is "can one be reincarnated as the same being?" While I'm sure I will never know that answer, I do have other questions for India. What are your personal thoughts on reincarnation and what form do you think it takes?
It's funny you ask that because I've always thought about it but never really decided if I believe in it or not. What John Locke said about the difference between mind and body was enlightening. When thinking about myself, I wonder if I could be the same person only mind in a different body. Would I still be me? Obviously there isn't a way for me to know for sure, but I feel that I wouldn't be able to think the same way because my body as well as my mind defines me. When I think about reincarnation I also think of deja vu with it as well. Maybe that is why we don't remember certain things because our body isn't the same, and it takes both to remember. Interesting topic.
Brittany Moore did a fantastic job on the "Animal Mind". I never knew in the 17th and 18th centuries that people weren't sure if animals had minds. Also, I didn't know about the intentionality at first but she explained it well. Furthermore when I think about an animal's process I don't think about how they get a banana when its out of their reach but they somehow tend to find things like that.
ReplyDeleteI thought her presentation was very interesting. I agree with Brittany, that animals do have minds, are conscious, and do things with intention. Humans are fairly new when it comes to the world. It is hard to say that humans are the only creatures with advanced abilities that supersede any other creature. Good post
DeleteI thought Brittany did a good job with her topic. I'm with you Brittany, they have a mind and know what they are doing. I have watched dogs sneak stuff of counters when they think no one is looking. It’s funny they act like a little kid trying to sneak something. Also I have walked in after a dog has made a mess in the house and they know they were bad instead of running up to greet you they will have there tail between their legs and have a sad, I am sorry look on their face. LoL
DeleteKirsten Burgy did a great job on "skepticism". I found that people are born with inherited dispositions and that skepticism is all about human knowledge and problems. Also, I liked how she broke it down with the brain controlled by the computer program and that was a great example of being skeptical. As a people we never know about skeptical doubts. Great informative presentation.
ReplyDeleteI also think Kirsten Burgy's presentation was very insightful! It is interesting to find out that some people are born with skeptical minds and others not so much. I think it is human nature to always be curious. It is only biological to find answers to problems and figure out the way the world works and all its components. The brain controlled by the computer reminds me of free will and how much we are in controll in our own lives or the theory of predestination!
DeleteLuke Seferman did a great job at explaining the article animal minds by John Seary. It was interesting to learn from his presentation that animals are conscious beings because they are awake and alert. Animals also have intentions because the are sound and have an inclination to hunt, speak, and greet their owner at the door. I think animals have souls because they obviously feel emotion from people. They might not think on our level of thought process, but I believe animals are smart and they can learn, take the gorilla Cocoa for instance. She learned to respond to 50 or more signs of the ASL, or the Border Collie bread that can respond to 200 word commands (I learned that when I watched the national dog show on Thanksgiving :)
ReplyDeleteI especially like Gage Cook's teaching on what is intelligence. It is interesting to know how we measure a person's intelligence, when there are many different types. We are smart enough to make and design computers, but are they smarter than us? I certainly wouldn't think so, but after contimplating what a robots can do, it blows my mind. People rely on technology too much like texting, tweeting, and facebook that we have lost the ability to conversate face to face. However I do think it is fascinating that computer prosthetic hand works just as well as a real hand!
ReplyDeleteMelissa Brodahl did the animal consciousness. Now there was a lot of people who did the same part in the book, but I liked her presentation so I picked hers. It made me think about what it was that made consciousness and if there were different types. In the end, I did think that dogs have a consciousness, but not anywhere near the same level as humans have. I think you have to be self-aware to have any true consciousness and there isn't a way to prove that animals are self-aware.. yet.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to comment on Jacob Christensen's External World. This was a little confusing to me, but I think I got the gist of it to the point where it became a fascinating debate. Though I think the hand example is a little ham-handed if you pardon my pun. Is there a way to prove that the external world exists?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed everyone’s oral presentation however I would like to comment on Jacob Christensen’s speech because I thought I would be the only one silly enough to try and talk on such a tricky/confusing topic. I thought he did real well. He cover al his basis on what was out there on this matter and trust me it doesn’t get any easier out there in the World Wide Web trying to break it down into layman’s terms. I thought the two hands was not enough to convince me that this premises was proof enough, just because it would be factual if he had a prosthetic limb. Anyways good job Jacob.
ReplyDeleteSorry, left out what Jacob's topic was. G. E. Moore's "Proof of an External World"
DeleteI wanted to comment on Brittany Moore's presentation. I apologize if I miss spelled your name. She says that she believe that animals have minds, consciousness, and intentionality. The example of the dog running to the door was a good way to explain her beliefs. The dog runs to the door because it recognizes the person. It is wagging its tail because he is excited. He knows to great his owner for love and maybe a treat. That's showing intentionality and a working brain. I agree with Brittany, I also believe that animal have minds like humans.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Summer Durfus's ( I apologize if I misspelled your name) story of the brain in a glass. Its hard to tell whether or not we are really conscious. This question could drive some people crazy , but most of us don't even take the time out of our day to think about it. Its funny how people start thinking like this. What causes these kind of outrageous ideas?
ReplyDeleteI agree. Its kind of scary to think if this would be true and no one even knew it was going on. How would our lives be different if it was?
DeleteI too agree with you guys! great speech! I can only imagine how hard it could have been to understand this article. Definitely since its somewhat mind boggling to think about! You did a great job explaining this story to us! :)
DeleteThis is the example that I used in my presentation of Skepticism. It's very strange to put yourself in the man's shoes that apparently was just a brain in the vat. Is he really living, or is his life just pretty much a figment of his imagination? When the man was told he was just a brain, he was skeptical about whether or not he was actually a man. This is a strange concept to grasp.
DeleteI think Lucas Everman did a fine job on his topic of John Searle’s animal minds. He talked about intentionality and the thought process, proof of his dog is alert and happy to see him. Whether they have a soul and go to heaven when they die. Given what we know or can safely assume to be true of their behaviors and brains, can animals have thought and reason? I think the answer depend in large measure on what one takes thought and reason to be, as well as what animals one is considering. As for me, well my beagle and I get along just fine. He is very smart when he wants to be and can be stubborn at times also so. He sits by the door if he needs to go outside to the bathroom, so I’d say he’s conscious of what’s going on around and with him.
ReplyDeleteI agree Lucas did do a very good job. Since I did the same presentation I know that he really took examples out of the article. I also liked how he compared his own dog to the reading because most of us have dogs or have at least been around dogs. Therefore I think most people agree that animals do in fact have a thought process.
DeleteI thought Summer Durfus's presentation was very interesting. The thought that all of our brains could be in other peoples hands and nothing is actually real is absolutely mind blowing. I wasn't even aware of that story nor had I ever thought about something like that. We all could be totally oblivious right now as to whether we are in reality or not.
ReplyDeleteTyler Crawford's presentation was extremely interesting because it could be our reality in not too long. As technology develops it keeps getting smart and more advanced. The interrogation experiment was very interesting because they didn't have a clue who was who. It is true a lot of the time computers beat humans at a lot of things. However, I really believe they can't take over since they are in fact programmed by humans.
ReplyDeleteBrittney's presentation about animals was good! I agree with her that animals do have minds. We have had two dogs through my life,both toy poodles who were very intelligent! Jackson, our first one, loved playing ball and knew that when I said "give it" or "drop it" that he was supposed to let me have the ball. Also he knew our schedule and when we would be coming home. My mom said then he would sit at the window when she was home and watch for me to come home after school. The dog we have now is just over a year old and has learned the common tricks like "lay down" "sit" "shake" "high-five" etc. he still likes to get treats when he does them. He is also smart because we ask him if he need to go to the bathroom and if he does he walks over to the door to be let out. Finally, he is a very loving dog and loves to find a lap or lay next to you, he knows who is his family and I think he is in fact capable of loving, caring and other conscious emotions. So I agree with her that animals do have minds.
ReplyDeleteFor my other comment, I'm sorry I didn't catch your name but whoever else did the Qualia problem, I was wondering if you had any troubles understanding what he was talking about at times. For me there were some confusing parts that I had to re-read to make a little more sense. Also I was just wondering what your take on Qualia was.
I did one of the qualia problem presentations and i too at times had trouble understanding it. after I read on and then went back to the part I was confused about it made a little more sense. The color part never really confused me but when he is talking about i believe her name was mary I got confused.
DeleteI can't remember the name but whoever did the topic of genital mutilation I thought did a very good job. It was very interesting hearing that there was not just one type but three different types of procedures that women could possibly under go. I also believe it is wrong, but it is a touchy subject because this type of thing has been done for years by these different cultures. It is a tradition that they are very passionate about and it would be hard to ask them to stop doing it without a big controversy.
ReplyDeleteYes the genital mutilation one was good, very well researched. But I had thought the oral presentation was to be done on things from the book not covered in class already. The genital mutilation I remember was covered in class earlier in the year. It's hard to forget that.
DeleteThanks It was very interesting topic to dive deeper into. It is still crazy to me that this is such a common practice outside our culture, but i think what is more terrifying is that while the men claim its part of their culture, the women don't seem to agree because they are fleeing, so it kind of just comes down to womens rights. Yes we did "skim" thru it but didn't really discuss it I'm assuming that is why when i checked with Laura she said that it was fine. :)
DeleteI did not write down the name of who did feminist ethics and I apologize. I thought you did very well explaining your topic and I enjoyed listening to your presentation. I believe there are many things that our gender as women denies us. The fact that many women with the same job as a man sometimes get paid less is not exceptable. I also agree though in your speech you said that feminist state how power works and not how it should work. I think that's how you said it. If you could comment back I would like to understand it a little better.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! You had it right, feminist ethics focuses more on understanding and pointing out how power works rather than just stating the way it should be. There is a lot of interesting insight and viewpoints in the book. The most interesting to me was how they chose to classify the term gender as being a what is basically expected of you in society, rather than if you are male or female, because once you think about it, it is very true.
DeleteI thought the presentation about machines was interesting. If they could have emotions or think for themselves. I agree that it would become an issue because they would be more powerful than humans and could potentially take over. However, a machine can't feel emotions, therefore it can't think.
ReplyDeleteI also thought the multiple presentations on animal minds was interesting. I have always thought to myself, what are they thinking and do they understand. I believe that animals have a thought process because they do things on their own, they process what humans say to them and they have instincts.
I liked hearing the point of view from the other person who did the qualia problem. It made me look at it a different way than I first interpreted it. It also helped me to understand it better. I think they did a very good job at explaining the problem.
ReplyDeleteI also thought that whoever did the presentation on whether animals have souls had a very good presentation. I would have never looked at the article the way he did. Hearing all of these problems from other peoples points of view, for me, makes it a lot easier to understand. I agree that i dont think that when animals pass on they go to heaven. People may claim their pets are family but I dont think they have the same sentimental meaning as humans do to God.
Summer's Presentation:
ReplyDeleteSkepticism - I really love the presentation you made and I would like to eventually know more information. Sometimes I wake up and think how do I know that my brain isn't somewhere else controlling my body here on earth. Part of me feels like it is ludicrous thinking, but I can't get over it. I enjoy knowing that other people have felt the same and the story really summed up the feelings with it. I forgot the article/story name. Could someone enlighten me?
Tyler's Presentation:
Can a machine think?
1. Soul
2. Scary
3. Inanimate
4. Disabilities - can't do specific things (eat strawberries)
5. Can't do anything new.
Arguing that machines can think.
I believe that computer's may be able to do things that are human like however there are huge things that thinking defines that they cannot do. If we were to say that computers can do human like things we would have to come up with a different word for it. To compare it to actual thought process, I believe, is not correct.
I'm not sure of your names I think it was Luke Seferman and Melissa Brodahl (Sorry if I spelled your names wrong!), but the other people that did their oral presentation on Animal Minds did a very nice job! There were times that I had trouble interpreting what he was trying to portray. I was happy that I was not the only speech for this topic. I was also glad that we all interpreted the same point from the article and yet each speech had a few facts that were different from John Searle. Boy did I have trouble pronouncing his last name! :) Good Job guys!!
ReplyDeleteIt is somewhat scary to think about Tyler Crawford's presentation topic becoming reality. Technology has become such a popular huge world wide asset to people. I remember growing up it was the neatest thing to get an email address and instant message with friends. Now you have internet on your phone. You don't have to have dial-up anymore its as easy as the click of a button. Not only can you talk with others across the world but you can now video chat like your having a conversation in person! I think that in the future technology, computers, machines such as robots could either be a big asset or a huge burden. What I mean is it could very well eliminate many jobs but it could also create a lot of tech savy career positions because the machines can break down and need repairs.
ReplyDeleteLuke's presentation on the mind and its place in nature was very interesting. Trying to decide what animals can and cannot decipher is something that we will probably never know. While some of their thought processes can be very intricate, some animals seem to have no intelligence whatsoever. I'm sure that some animals are much smarter than others but at the same time I'm sure that every animal thinks about things differently like humans do. At the end of the presentation Luke mentioned that animals may or may not have souls or go to Heaven. The only thing that came to mind for me is who's to say we have souls or go to Heaven?
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ReplyDeleteI found Lucas’s presentation interesting because he talked about animals and their thought processes. He also tied in their senses and how they are able to do what they do and be successful at it. I was more drawn to this presentation and interested in it because I am an animal lover. It always gets my attention when people try to figure out the way they think. We will never for sure though because unfortunately they do not talk. I agree with Lucas in saying that animals have brains, but I’m not so sure about souls.
Gage- Robots and minds
This was an interesting topic to think about because Gage talked about Robots and their “intelligence”. Is the robot smart, or is it the creator that has the intelligence? He made a connection with morality and what he thought was right and made the article easier to understand (I considered talking about this during my presentation, but instead chose another topic).
I did think Gage had an interesting topic as well. His presentation stuck out because as we progress into this technological age, things that were once impossible are now the things that get us through daily life. It also stuck out because of a scene from the movie iRobot which you can see in the link below:
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India's presentation on reincarnation was interesting as well. I had never really thought of having the mind and body be two separate parts of reincarnation. The biggest thing that stuck out to me in her presentation was the influence of forgetfulness. A big question on my mind right now is "can one be reincarnated as the same being?" While I'm sure I will never know that answer, I do have other questions for India. What are your personal thoughts on reincarnation and what form do you think it takes?
ReplyDeleteIt's funny you ask that because I've always thought about it but never really decided if I believe in it or not. What John Locke said about the difference between mind and body was enlightening. When thinking about myself, I wonder if I could be the same person only mind in a different body. Would I still be me? Obviously there isn't a way for me to know for sure, but I feel that I wouldn't be able to think the same way because my body as well as my mind defines me. When I think about reincarnation I also think of deja vu with it as well. Maybe that is why we don't remember certain things because our body isn't the same, and it takes both to remember. Interesting topic.
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