What's the use of feelings

Zella 2022-03-23 09:01:19

From the perspective of production efficiency, the efficiency of artificial intelligence is much higher than that of humans. If the development of society is simply regarded as an increase in social productivity and not the development of human spiritual civilization, then replace the producer with a more productive one. Artificial intelligence will be a more ideal choice. The play does depict such an ideal production world. People work and live like artificial intelligence, and the society is operating stably. In order not to change this so-called stability, it is mandatory to require people to take drugs that suppress emotions every day; to burn any works of art that can produce emotions; to treat all animals as tools for centralized breeding, etc. In such a "harmonious" society, there are also some diehards-rebels who do not take drugs and adore feelings... What will happen if people don't have feelings? It seems that at the level of social development, there are really no factors that are not conducive to social development. But for everyone, living without emotion is tantamount to the walking dead (walking artificial intelligence) who cannot feel friendship and cannot appreciate the emotional world depicted by the artist. Although people will not be aware of these beauty if they have no emotions. But the status of a person in society should not be something as simple as a chess piece. Knowing complex and advanced animals, we can use our intelligence and emotions to make greater achievements. If we can't achieve anything, we should not be deprived of the right to enjoy and create beauty.

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  • John Preston: When we return from the Nether it always reminds me of why we do what we do.

    Partridge: It does?

    John Preston: [pauses; He takes notice of Partridge's intonation] I beg your pardon?

    Partridge: [Withdraws Prozium-administering device from his pocket and injects himself with it] It does.

  • Polygraph Technician: This is a control question, a riddle really. How would you say would be the easiest way to take a weapon away from a Grammaton Cleric?

    Brandt: [speaks into Preston's ear] You ask him for it.