A recent book review is evidence that there are people (so far, not computers!) who are thinking about how to build a moral sense into robots, or teach them one.
Primatologist Frans de Waal has presented evidence, here and elsewhere, that non-human primates have at least a rudimentary moral sense.
See also this post, on the question of moral agency, which is the ability to make moral decisions.
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Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because it is public domain. I am grateful.
Of course then we'd have to decide what was the BASIS of our moral choices, wouldn't we???
ReplyDeleteIndeed. That's always been a fundamental matter.
ReplyDeleteThanks.