15th June 2003, 10:51 PM
Okay, first off, I wanna know one thing. How is being able to tell that's you in a mirror supposed to be proof of self-awareness? The animal may just be too stupid to realize that, but can still analyze their OWN existance. All the mirror thing shows is the intelligence to know that image is a reflection.
Second off, what's with the whole "I don't see your NAME on it" thing kids do? That's silly! And yet, at the same time, I think Jesus first came up with that rule when he said something like "YOUR coins? I don't see your face on it, I see some else's face on it so give it to him!", so I gotta wonder...
Second off, what's with the whole "I don't see your NAME on it" thing kids do? That's silly! And yet, at the same time, I think Jesus first came up with that rule when he said something like "YOUR coins? I don't see your face on it, I see some else's face on it so give it to him!", so I gotta wonder...
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)