05164 [alt-beam] Re: What does purposeful mean, anyway?

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Message #05164

To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: JVernonM@aol.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 20:57:21 EDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: What does purposeful mean, anyway?

In a message dated 7/8/99 8:41:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ripter01@aol.com
writes:

> You astound me, Somehow you take a very well thought and said
> example of how BEAM robots will one day be very useful and turn it into
what
>
> you want to see. But you should also remember there would be no horses if
> there was no gnats, nature had to practice some where. Well, believe what
> you will I'm not here to change anyones mind, just express my own opinions
> on
> the subject.
It would seem you are guilty of the same. Gnats have nothing to do with
horses, and horses have less to do with robotics. As far as nature
practicing, you may want to bone up on natural selection. Which, by the way,
has nothing to do with artificial selection or engineered devices. I saw NO
well thought out example, just another bogus claim for BEAM promises. Robots
and natural, living systems are two entirely different things. That is a
FACT, not a belief.
Jim

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