http://replicarter.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] replicarter.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2005-10-31 05:12 pm

Cyborg Theory

My dearest students --

Some of you will be glad to know that I was unsuccessful in capturing and murdering Thor as ONE OF YOU must have called the SGC who subsequently warned the Asgard Supreme Commander. I hate you all.

I do hope you enjoyed "Johnny Mnemonic" from last week. I’m handing you all a pop quiz on it before we begin today’s class discussion.

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Today, we are studying the nature of evil. Many cyborgs and robotic systems (both the individual and the group) such as myself and my brethren have been labeled as “evil.”

Here are your discussion questions:

(1) Why do we assume that sentient robotic systems are evil?
(2) Why would a sentient robotic system have a purpose that is or could be defined as evil? And related to that question: What situation would create this repeated meme for cyborgs?
(3) Define what you think evil truly is.

Also, I’m planning another little experiment for next Monday thanks to [livejournal.com profile] whitedeathpod’s fic and liability contract that you all did not sign, hahaha. If any of you would like a drastic personality change for a class period plus 24 hours, stop by my desk.

Re: ROSTER!

[identity profile] sogothcally.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
*signs roster*

Re: ROSTER!

[identity profile] carter-i-am.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam signs in. She looks tired and less that fully enthusiastic. Between Jack being in the infirmary (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandom_clinic/36302.html) and the disturbing discussion about paradoxes and faith she had with The Doctor in Quantum Physics (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/295541.html?thread=14492533#t14492533), she's really not in the mood to debate the nature of evil with her cyborg doppelganger.

Re: POP QUIZ!

[identity profile] sogothcally.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
*not only does Cally pass the quiz, she makes sure to turn on the signals and get a proper distance ahead of the quiz before merging back into the lane*

Re: POP QUIZ!

[identity profile] carter-i-am.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam takes the quiz and writes down the correct answers. Whether she passes is, of course, up to the OMG!EVIL Professor.

Re: ROSTER!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
*signs roster*

Re: POP QUIZ!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
John takes the quiz, chews on his pencil, thinks about baseball before writing down the answers he knows are right and passing.

Re: EVIL!

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Celine Dion played on constant loop.

I think truly evil is a person with no regard for human life, who kills for the thrill of it, who wants power just because there is power to be had, and who's only care is for him or herself and their wellbeing.

Re: ROSTER!

[identity profile] leeadama.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Lee Adama signs in.

Re: POP QUIZ!

[identity profile] leeadama.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
So totally didn't read the short story and bs's all his answers.

Re: WHY ARE ROBOTS EVIL!?

[identity profile] leeadama.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Because when a robot shoots you in the chest, it's kinda obvious?

Re: ROSTER!

[identity profile] kawalsky.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Kawalsky signed in and looked OMG so smug because he foiled the fembot's plans HAH!.

Re: WHY ARE ROBOTS EVIL!?

[identity profile] sogothcally.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Because people are stupid?

Re: POP QUIZ!

[identity profile] kawalsky.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)

Re: POP QUIZ!

[identity profile] kawalsky.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Kawalsky passed. He missed a question due to sheer stupidity, but passed.
can_be_more: (okay!aeryn)

Re: ROSTER!

[personal profile] can_be_more 2005-10-31 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Aeryn signs in, kthnx.

Re: WHY ARE ROBOTS EVIL!?

[identity profile] carter-i-am.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Because they have been programmed to be able to achieve advanced levels of abstract thought in most cases, but as a 'species' in general, they tend to have wants, needs, and desires that are diametrically opposed to those of most of the human population."

She shrugs. "Or maybe it's just because you stole my frigging face and tried to kill everyone I knew and loved."

Re: WHY ARE ROBOTS EVIL!?

[identity profile] kawalsky.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Because the only thing that stops humans from being evil all the time is a moral code and, unless robots are programmed with morals and programmed with the knowledge of how to apply those morals to situations, they're lean, mean, fightin' machines.

And evil. Well, maybe not evil, because that means they intend to be evil. Just bad. Unless they do intend to be evil LIKE YOU, THOR STALKER!

Re: WHY ARE ROBOTS EVIL!?

[identity profile] whitedeathpod.livejournal.com 2005-10-31 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Because movies teach us so and the red eyes give it away!

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