Star Trek – Uncommon Descent

Is Star Trek’s Prime Directive keeping us from spotting aliens?

The Prime Directive is, don’t interfere in the evolution of alien societies, even if you have good intentions. So are they making it hard for us to spot them?

Silver Asiatic DD But even in this trivially simple example, you can see that even though the computer was just following a... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
Silver Asiatic DD I have never argued that there is no evidence of intelligent design. Whatever caused things like human brains –... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
dogdoc LCD@69, Can’t be too difficult to explain the internal processes that happen into computer “mind” that make you to say... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
dogdoc SA, I believe your understanding of the fundamental operation and components of digital computers is lacking, as is your understanding... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
bornagain77 "Your computer doesn’t know a binary string from a ham sandwich. " "YOUR COMPUTER DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING" AT EVOLUTION NEWS... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
JHolo If you conclude that viruses are alive because they use their genetic material and a hosts cell to create copies... – What is Life?
Lieutenant Commander Data If a computer only execute an instruction(or chain of instructions) set by somebody else how in the world can learn... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
jerry Those interested should read Matt Ridley. How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom He has a long chapter... – Domesticated Rice: the Power of Artificial...
Silver Asiatic DD Oh, no – I would not say that computers and humans have the same kind of mind! That question... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
Silver Asiatic DD Computers had an early life as tape-recorders. That is, they captured data and stored it on magnetic tape. Then... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
dogdoc LCD@65, Well, you've put up quite a good argument, I must admit. You've made a lot of cogent points and... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
jerry One of the heroes of the C19 pandemic died yesterday, Dr. Zev Zelenko. DR. VLADIMIR ZELENKO (1973-2022), REST IN PEACE... – BREAKING: President Trump, Mrs Trump &...
Lieutenant Commander Data A computer system can be trained to recognize chairs. Nope, a computer can't be trained, can't learn, can't think, can't... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
dogdoc LCD@62, the learning software Except don’t exist such a thing like learning software. To add to a database more words/pictures... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
dogdoc SA, Yes, exactly. Even a 6 year old child would realize the problem with that. A computer system can be... – Michael Egnor: Is consciousness the sort...
kairosfocus The belabouring against the well established does not bode well for materialistic origins thought. – At Evolution News: Günter Bechly repudiates...
Silver Asiatic FH These are some of the points I've gathered from your input: -- The environment is the designer -- DNA... – At Evolution News: Günter Bechly repudiates...
relatd SA at 22, I see your point. I understand. But everything today that is disruptive to the individual revolves around... – The Woke without their makeup …
relatd SA at 21, Darwinian materialism must be taught. It underpins everything they believe. If I was made by no one,... – The Woke without their makeup …
Fred Hickson So, Upright Biped, it's option 1. Fair enough. Best of luck. – At Evolution News: Günter Bechly repudiates...
Silver Asiatic UB Continuously referring to the documented historical confirmation (that the gene is a symbol system) as *my* theory and *my*... – At Evolution News: Günter Bechly repudiates...