Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!jim.mitchell
From: jim.mitchell@canremote.uucp (JIM MITCHELL)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Genetics and IQ
Message-ID: <89090607414546@masnet.uucp>
Date: 4 Sep 89 21:52:00 GMT
Organization: Canada Remote Systems Limited, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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To argue the genetic versus the enviromental factor as the main
determinant in  social beings is an irresponsible and inhuman
waste of time. The real problem is how to shape our lives closer
to our ideals. There are many reasons for lack of will to face
this problem. The fact is we inherit both our genes and our
enviroment; and, hopefully, a sense of social responsibility
from the combination. To survive we must control both as best
we can; not waste our time in sophistic argument.

The thing to remember is that argument that truly obscures social
necessities is hardly worthy of the attention of any scientist
(except the social scientist - in a clinical context).

For the life of me I can't see why AI would confuse the attempt
to construct an artificial brain with the problems of the mind.
The first may be possible but the mind will always be a program
that cannot exist outside of the social context and still be
recognized as artificial HUMAN intelligence.

And if it ain't Human haven't we already done it?

C.Yah... jim.
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