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Imagine a powerful computer that behaves like a human
Is it conscious?
Should it be allowed to win Jeopardy?
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The future of computing will change the nature of humanity
Bionic humans
Non-biological humans based on future’s computing
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The future of computing will change the nature of humanity
Bionic humans
Non-biological humans based on future’s computing
Singularity: Superintelligent beings beyond human
“Beings of pure energy and spirit”
Space Odyssey Ungraspable Intelligence
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It will change our view on big philosophical and religion questions
Sciencedelivered deep philosophical changes
Darwin’s Evolution Theory
Nietzsche Dawkins
Computer Science & Technologywill produce new wave of changes
Science fiction leads the way
God is dead!
The probability of an Intelligent Creator is near zero!
We evolved from monkeys
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Big philosophical questions
Does Science fundamentally preclude a Creator?Does Science reduce the probability of an Intelligent Creator to near zero?
Or do we live in an intelligently created universe?
Is Evolution and Intelligent Design compatible?
Are miracles possible? … and many more
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Learn & Think out of the box
Review the future of computing
Review questions on nature of reality
Plato’s Cave
Brains in Vats Simulation Theorem
Zhuangzi’s Butterfly
Descartes’ Evil Genius
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Learn & Think out of the box
Review the future of computing
Review questions on nature of reality
Watch Sci-Fi movies, read novels
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Learn & Think out of the box
Review the future of computing
Review questions on nature of reality
Watch Sci-Fi movies, read novels
Discuss your ideas Question everything! Propose the wildest possibilities; do not be shy!
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Creationism Vs MaterialismIntelligent Design Vs Evolution
A philosophical topic where the Science vs Spiritualismdebate is at its hottest
CreationismHumanity, life and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being (Creator)
MaterialismOnly natural laws and forces (as opposed to supernatural) operate in the world and nothing exists beyond nature
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Creationism Vs MaterialismIntelligent Design Vs Evolution
I favor Materialismbecause…
I favor Creationismbecause…
I am on the fencebecause…
We’ll see how the future of computing will likely change your opinion
Learn more: Materialism, Naturalism, Creationism
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Materialism’s argument against the existence of a Creator
There is no Creator if Science (physics, biology, matter and its laws) can explain everything
HawkingHitchensDawkins
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The argument’s underpinnings in Occam’s Razor
Prefer the simpler explanation over the more complex oneScience has followed Occam’s Razor
Works well: Predictive ability, constructive ability enabling technology
But isn’t the sentence “anything happens because God says so” a simple explanation? Yes but either God encompasses a lot of irreducible complexity, i.e., is not a simple explanationor , the infinite regression argument comes up: Who created the Creator?
Remember this question later. Computing proves that this argument is broken.
Learn more: The probabilistic basis of Occam’s Razor
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The Metaphysical Question
Are Materialism and Occam’s Razor simply a heuristic of science?
Or a reality about the nature of the universe?i.e., there is nothing beyond matter and its laws, since matter and its laws explain everything