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Originally Posted by T for ToXiC  The common thought during Columbus' day was that the Earth was flat. He could have conformed to this and have been ignorant. What did he do? He ventured beyond chartered territory and educated himself. Where there is a desire to acquire something there is a way, where the is a desire to educate one self there is a way. We live in the 21st century, the Earth isn't flat, are you going to conform yourself to believe the news media? Or will you venture to Iraq to view it in first hand expirience? Until you do view it, you can't say sh.t one way or the other. |
People knew about the curvature of the Earth since Roman times, and likely even before that. Anyone in a place with a high elevation, be it a mountain, guard tower, castle, or whatever, can see it for himself.
Arguing that General AI is a conformist is pretty stupid as well. By your rationale, you're a conformist in the same way, since you think the Earth is round and isn't flat. What, you're just going to rely on the judgement of Columbus?