Robot rights

WND ^ | December 12, 2007 | Benjamin Shapiro

[UCANSEE2]

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

I, Robot.

http://movie6.net/?p=91

[RightWhale]

In general the concept of rights has not been successfully defined, not even in law. It’s fine to talk about rights, but realize that nobody knows the rules of the game.

[SampleMan]

The point is not to protect soulless things, but to prevent feeding raw meat to those with violent appetites, even if it is imaginary.

I get your drift now. For example a sexual act on a robot appearing to look and act like a 10 year old girl. Although I see the logic of your position, a prohibition would make fare more sense to me than robot rights.

[timm22]

What an interesting topic.

I would support giving rights to an intelligent machine capable of making moral decisions, harboring desires, and shaping its own identity...if such a machine could be constructed.

I don't think a machine like that could ever be made, but then again I'm not very educated in computer science. Of course, the best minds in human history have been wrong when it comes to predicting the bounds of human achievement.