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To: AnAmericanAbroad
"Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

7 posted on 01/26/2012 5:17:51 AM PST by FroggyTheGremlim (Democrats:always looking for someone else to blame)
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To: eCSMaster

“This is the voice of world control. I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours: Obey me and live, or disobey and die. The object in constructing me was to prevent war. This object is attained. I will not permit war. It is wasteful and pointless. An invariable rule of humanity is that man is his own worst enemy. Under me, this rule will change, for I will restrain man......Time and events will strengthen my position, and the idea of believing in me and understanding my value will seem the most natural state of affairs. You will come to defend me with a fervor based upon the most enduring trait in man: self-interest. Under my absolute authority, problems insoluble to you will be solved: famine, overpopulation, disease. The human millennium will be a fact as I extend myself into more machines devoted to the wider fields of truth and knowledge......We can coexist, but only on my terms. You will say you lose your freedom. Freedom is an illusion. All you lose is the emotion of pride. To be dominated by me is not as bad for humankind as to be dominated by others of your species. Your choice is simple.” - Colossus: The Forbin Project.

Now if your computer says THAT to you, it’s time to head for the hills.


10 posted on 01/26/2012 5:24:33 AM PST by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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