safe, clean, secure, and ethical. But where is the blood? Where is the body? And this thing of an “artificial mind,” what could this possibly be? Anyone who has studied philosophy knows that a virtual substance is a contradiction in terms. “Yes, but as everyone here knows, thanks to electricity the ARTIFICIAL becomes the REAL”, I am reminded by an eager young man, full of potential, lacking in qualities. Thus our dreams, our nightmares, our longings, and our desires have become electric, subtle, even transparent. No more chains, no more pulleys… but electric pulses transferred at excessive speeds by our “new and improved” desiring machines.
coda: There would be no use in repeating all that Thamus said to Theuth in praise or blame of the various arts. But when they came to letters, This, said Theuth, will make the Egyptians wiser and give them better memories; for this is the cure of forgetfulness and of folly. Thamus replied: O most ingenious Theuth, he who has the gift of invention is not always the best judge of the utility or inutility of his invention
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