Evolution Versus Devolution

[pgp_protector]

Prove it.

First part was "Well it might go."

 

[IntellectualDiscussionFTW]

First part was "Well it might go."

More evidence that he's a bot. I hope no sapient creature would respond in that way.

 

[AV1611VET]

I hope no sapient creature would respond in that way.

You mean "sentient"?

 

[AECellini]

You mean "sentient"?

sapient means intelligent.

 

[Illuminaughty]

Evolution is change over time. It can lead to greater or lesser complexity.

The second law of thermodynamic doesn't prevent evolution. Matter is inherently self organizing.

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^^This a good book and is pretty easy to understand. People might want to check out regarding order and sync.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

You mean "sentient"?

"Sapience" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Sentience.
Sapience is often defined as wisdom, or the ability of an organism or entity to act with appropriate judgment, a mental faculty which is a component of intelligence or alternatively may be considered an additional faculty, apart from intelligence, with its own properties. Robert Sternberg[30] has segregated the capacity for judgment from the general qualifiers for intelligence, which is closer to cognizant aptitude than to wisdom. Displaying sound judgment in a complex, dynamic environment is a hallmark of wisdom.
The word sapience is derived from the Latin sapientia, meaning "wisdom".[31] Related to this word is the Latin verb sapere, meaning "to taste, to be wise, to know"; the present participle of sapere forms part of Homo sapiens, the Latin binomial nomenclature created by Carolus Linnaeus to describe the human species. Linnaeus had originally given humans the species name of diurnus, meaning man of the day. But he later decided that the dominating feature of humans was wisdom, hence application of the name sapiens. His chosen biological name was intended to emphasize man's uniqueness and separation from the rest of the animal kingdom.
In fantasy fiction and science fiction, sapience describes an essential human property that bestows "personhood" onto a non-human. It indicates that a computer, alien, mythical creature or other object will be treated as a completely human character, with similar rights, capabilities and desires as any human character. The words "sentience", "self-awareness" and "consciousness" are used in similar ways in science fiction. -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom

 

[AECellini]

Evolution is change over time. It can lead to greater or lesser complexity. The second law of thermodynamic doesn't prevent evolution.

don't worry, he's gotten this same answer in one form or another, and still doesn't get it. this thread is a total joke, and i'm under the impression that the OP is a troll.

 

[AV1611VET]

sapient means intelligent.

"Sapience" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Sentience.
Sapience is often defined as wisdom, or the ability of an organism or entity to act with appropriate judgment, a mental faculty which is a component of intelligence or alternatively may be considered an additional faculty, apart from intelligence, with its own properties. Robert Sternberg[30] has segregated the capacity for judgment from the general qualifiers for intelligence, which is closer to cognizant aptitude than to wisdom. Displaying sound judgment in a complex, dynamic environment is a hallmark of wisdom.
The word sapience is derived from the Latin sapientia, meaning "wisdom".[31] Related to this word is the Latin verb sapere, meaning "to taste, to be wise, to know"; the present participle of sapere forms part of Homo sapiens, the Latin binomial nomenclature created by Carolus Linnaeus to describe the human species. Linnaeus had originally given humans the species name of diurnus, meaning man of the day. But he later decided that the dominating feature of humans was wisdom, hence application of the name sapiens. His chosen biological name was intended to emphasize man's uniqueness and separation from the rest of the animal kingdom.
In fantasy fiction and science fiction, sapience describes an essential human property that bestows "personhood" onto a non-human. It indicates that a computer, alien, mythical creature or other object will be treated as a completely human character, with similar rights, capabilities and desires as any human character. The words "sentience", "self-awareness" and "consciousness" are used in similar ways in science fiction. -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom

Okay ... thanks, guys!

 

[AV1611VET]

don't worry, he's gotten this same answer in one form or another, and still doesn't get it. this thread is a total joke, and i'm under the impression that the OP is a troll.

I thought he was a bot?

 

[IntellectualDiscussionFTW]

You mean "sentient"?

"Sentient" would have sufficed, but the word I chose was "sapient". They are slightly similar in meaning.

 

[IntellectualDiscussionFTW]

"Sentient" would have sufficed, but the word I chose was "sapient". They are slightly similar in meaning.

Oh, I see the meaning has been covered quite thoroughly by others. Their responses hadn't loaded for me. Sorry 'bout that.

 

[AECellini]

"Sentient" would have sufficed, but the word I chose was "sapient". They are slightly similar in meaning.

sentience - the ability to perceive and feel.

i don't think sentient would have worked.

 

[IntellectualDiscussionFTW]

sentience - the ability to perceive and feel.

i don't think sentient would have worked.

It would have been a stretch, but I think it would have conveyed the point.

 

[Tiberius]

You mean "sentient"?

See what happens when you learn about science from Star Trek.

They used "Sentient" when they should have used "Sapient" all the time.

 

[IntellectualDiscussionFTW]

See what happens when you learn about science from Star Trek.

They used "Sentient" when they should have used "Sapient" all the time.

That's very true. The writers of Star Trek should have at least hired someone holding a doctorate in science to make sure they're correctly using all the scientific terms.

 

[JoeyArnold]

bots can think?

 

[JustMeSee]

bots can think?

Can bots think?
Your responses give the impression of computer programming. You keep asking one sentence questions. It is much like Eliza.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA

 

[Wiccan_Child]

bots can think?

Can shoogles think?

 

[IntellectualDiscussionFTW]

bots can think?

You haven't given much evidence that you can.

 

[JoeyArnold]

Are bots alive like Data in Star Trek, the Next Generation?