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Can computers think, or fall in love?
Nah not in any meaningful way
* Does the computer create itself? That is why it is called artificial intelligence, the creators can make them do all things, like robots.
* I guess they could. An insect falls in love as its hormones interact with another insect’s and on that basis they pro create. It is clear that passionate love between people is rather based on hormonal complementarities then on rational thinking. Let alone conscious thinking. I think that the hormonal triggers can be replaced by electronic impulses…which would only be a short cut of the hormonal system. As far as consciousness is concerned, everything that fights to survive is in my opinion somehow conscious. How would anything fight for survival if it is not aware of itself. I think that concept of…
