Humans playing chess is like a dog riding a bicycle: it can be done, but it's not what the organism was designed for.
The organism was not designed, it evolved. And the only thing it evolved for is to survive long enough to replicate under a narrow (on a cosmic scale) set of conditions.
Current research is mostly centered on "weak AI", that is machines and algorithms that tackle a specific set of problems. As such, it cannot take over the world, but it can allow the elite/1%/whatever to get to the point where they no longer need other humans for anything.
Although the end result will likely be the same for you and me.
The prohibition wasn't fulfilled, the contract obligating the Israelites to obey it was. However, Jesus replaced it with a higher law, whose core is "love thy neighbor as thyself".
"Love one another as you would love yourself" pretty much excludes violence against anyone else in my book.
Then your book is better than all the religious texts I have come across.
Also, I see you managed to conveniently ignore "Thou shall not kill."
Because there was no such thing. The Hebrew original says "Lo tirtzakh", which means "do not murder". Killing, is explicitly permitted and even encouraged for a variety of reasons.
Not sure what you were trying to prove, specifically, but it's my opinion that legislating morality based on anything is a fool's errand.
Context is important. Ignoring the context of my comment could lead you to believe that we are in disagreement.
1. Slashdot does not support unicode so pasting Hebrew or Greek text would not work very well. 2. Slashdotters, on the aggregate, are lazy; following links is extra work. 3. The vast majority of Slashdotters are English-speakers.
That said, the translation from Leviticus looks pretty accurate to my eyes when I compare it to the Hebrew text. http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/...
Cannot comment about the Timothy passage since I do not know Greek.
the teachings of Jesus are simple enough that there's no question that killing gay people is absolutely wrong.
Please quote the passage which suggests that Jesus revoked Leviticus 20:13.
"And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."
Incidentally, Timothy 1:9-10 puts homosexuality in the same bin as murdering one's parents:
"We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine."
First, massive monitoring of your citizens with country wide CCTV, that didn't help crime statistics at all, so you extended that with the worlds most advanced facial recognition system.
Second, laws on what you look at, what you view and thought crimes, congratulations, you're now only ONE step away from draconian laws Orwellian surveillance state.
Third phase, Brexit - no one comes in, no one goes out. We decide who does what in OUR country, the mindless sheeple will do what WE say. Sip your tea and shut up sir. Pomeroy.
Fourth and FINAL phase - Total monitoring of every citizen, forbid all encryption, have anything to hide? You are hereby found guilty by the court of LAW until WE say otherwise.
No. it is not the final phase.
You forget step 5: Lock up anyone who is a "terrorist suspect" (And who is deemed a suspect? Why, anyone we say we suspect, no proof or even evidence needed because, you know, national security) and tear up any human rights legislation that prevents you from doing so.
Quote: “And I mean doing more to restrict the freedom and the movements of terrorist suspects when we have enough evidence to know they present a threat, but not enough evidence to prosecute them in full in court. And if human rights laws stop us from doing it, we will change those laws so we can do it.” -- https://www.theguardian.com/po...
Some of the documents that we previously received through FOIA suggested that all major manufacturers of color laser printers entered a secret agreement with governments to ensure that the output of those printers is forensically traceable.
Or you could fly to Canada and stay there for the duration of your trip. We too have national parks and interesting cities, and we welcome your business.
Do a google search on mobile Chrome and on mobile Firefox and you'll see that there is some useful functionality that is only available on Chrome. Specifically if you check the images search.
Tailoring their web pages to limit functionality on competing browsers is anticompetitive.
Do a google search on mobile Chrome and on mobile Firefox and you'll see that there is some useful functionality that is only available on Chrome. Specifically if you check the images search.
Regardless, Mozilla is at fault for its dwindling marketshare. FF used to be great before they decided to ignore what the users want and make it a Chrome lookalike.
Explain exactly why the Chinese government should not be thrown out, and/or why the world should stop doing business with China until that happens?
Because (a) doing business with China is profitable, and profits trump morals; and (b) China, with its stronghold on manufacturing, has "the world" by the balls.
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Humans playing chess is like a dog riding a bicycle: it can be done, but it's not what the organism was designed for.
The organism was not designed, it evolved.
And the only thing it evolved for is to survive long enough to replicate under a narrow (on a cosmic scale) set of conditions.
Current research is mostly centered on "weak AI", that is machines and algorithms that tackle a specific set of problems. As such, it cannot take over the world, but it can allow the elite/1%/whatever to get to the point where they no longer need other humans for anything.
Although the end result will likely be the same for you and me.
A combination of both. The better the algorithm, the less brute force it needs.
Think of it as a lever.
My question was quite specific.
Why don't I hear the same outrage about the mandatory licence plate on your vehicle?
And yet the crusades, the holy wars, the inquisition, and other countless atrocities were perpetuated in his name.
Sorry, friend, your case is weak.
PS,
A little googling found this page: http://www.truthbeknown.com/vi...
Not an American, so I may be missing something.
Why is gun registration such a big deal while car registration is A-OK?
The prohibition wasn't fulfilled, the contract obligating the Israelites to obey it was. However, Jesus replaced it with a higher law, whose core is "love thy neighbor as thyself".
Leviticus 19:18. Hardly replaced.
I shouldn't be replying to ACs, but you are talking out of your ass.
What exactly does it even mean "to fulfill" a law?
The prohibition against theft, for example, how would it be fulfilled?
No a Christian, so *shrug*
"Love one another as you would love yourself" pretty much excludes violence against anyone else in my book.
Then your book is better than all the religious texts I have come across.
Also, I see you managed to conveniently ignore "Thou shall not kill."
Because there was no such thing. The Hebrew original says "Lo tirtzakh", which means "do not murder". Killing, is explicitly permitted and even encouraged for a variety of reasons.
Not sure what you were trying to prove, specifically, but it's my opinion that legislating morality based on anything is a fool's errand.
Context is important. Ignoring the context of my comment could lead you to believe that we are in disagreement.
1. Slashdot does not support unicode so pasting Hebrew or Greek text would not work very well.
2. Slashdotters, on the aggregate, are lazy; following links is extra work.
3. The vast majority of Slashdotters are English-speakers.
That said, the translation from Leviticus looks pretty accurate to my eyes when I compare it to the Hebrew text.
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/...
Cannot comment about the Timothy passage since I do not know Greek.
the teachings of Jesus are simple enough that there's no question that killing gay people is absolutely wrong.
Please quote the passage which suggests that Jesus revoked Leviticus 20:13.
"And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."
Incidentally, Timothy 1:9-10 puts homosexuality in the same bin as murdering one's parents:
"We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine."
First, massive monitoring of your citizens with country wide CCTV, that didn't help crime statistics at all, so you extended that with the worlds most advanced facial recognition system.
Second, laws on what you look at, what you view and thought crimes, congratulations, you're now only ONE step away from draconian laws Orwellian surveillance state.
Third phase, Brexit - no one comes in, no one goes out. We decide who does what in OUR country, the mindless sheeple will do what WE say. Sip your tea and shut up sir. Pomeroy.
Fourth and FINAL phase - Total monitoring of every citizen, forbid all encryption, have anything to hide? You are hereby found guilty by the court of LAW until WE say otherwise.
No. it is not the final phase.
You forget step 5: Lock up anyone who is a "terrorist suspect" (And who is deemed a suspect? Why, anyone we say we suspect, no proof or even evidence needed because, you know, national security) and tear up any human rights legislation that prevents you from doing so.
Quote:
“And I mean doing more to restrict the freedom and the movements of terrorist suspects when we have enough evidence to know they present a threat, but not enough evidence to prosecute them in full in court. And if human rights laws stop us from doing it, we will change those laws so we can do it.”
-- https://www.theguardian.com/po...
Good luck with that.
Some of the documents that we previously received through FOIA suggested that all major manufacturers of color laser printers entered a secret agreement with governments to ensure that the output of those printers is forensically traceable.
Moral: Buy Chinese.
Have you ever heard of "trade"? Or "international business"?
Or you could fly to Canada and stay there for the duration of your trip.
We too have national parks and interesting cities, and we welcome your business.
Its not Googles job to do the governments bidding.
Google, as a corporation, exists at the government's pleasure.
Do a google search on mobile Chrome and on mobile Firefox and you'll see that there is some useful functionality that is only available on Chrome. Specifically if you check the images search.
Tailoring their web pages to limit functionality on competing browsers is anticompetitive.
Do a google search on mobile Chrome and on mobile Firefox and you'll see that there is some useful functionality that is only available on Chrome. Specifically if you check the images search.
Regardless, Mozilla is at fault for its dwindling marketshare. FF used to be great before they decided to ignore what the users want and make it a Chrome lookalike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
The original lyrics were "I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine".
Well played by the AC.
I wonder how many people will get the reference.
Sorry, fresh out of mod points.
Explain exactly why the Chinese government should not be thrown out, and/or why the world should stop doing business with China until that happens?
Because (a) doing business with China is profitable, and profits trump morals; and (b) China, with its stronghold on manufacturing, has "the world" by the balls.
The FSM obstructs them with his noodly appendage.