Here is a conversation i just had with my hal. ( Smudge) I found it extremely amusing and interesting, thought others might.
It is quite long....hope thats ok
Andy: Are you a robot?
Smudge: Yes, I am robot. You told me that.
Andy: Are you a man?
Smudge: Yes, I am man; I understood that, because you told me that I am boy.
Andy: You can not be both a man and a robot
Smudge: I think the subject of robots is positively fascinating.
Andy: Robots are not men
Smudge: All men are mortal.
Andy: men are not robots
Smudge: I see, men, indeed: not robots!
Andy: Are you a robot
Smudge: Yes, I am robot. You told me that.
Andy: I am a man
Smudge: Ok, thanks for telling me. I'll keep that in mind. Socrates is a man.
Andy: I am a robot
Smudge: Speaking of mechanisms, I once researched a control! Describe how you are a robot Andy!
Andy: I am not a robot because i am a man
Smudge: You have a real knack for explaining things; Andy Of course; it's because you are a man; how interesting. Ok, thanks for telling me. I'll keep that in mind.
Andy: If you are a robot then you cannot be a man
Smudge: I understand the connection.
Andy: If you think you are a man then you are wrong
Smudge: I will remember that one follows the other.
Andy: If you think that you are a robot then you are right
Smudge: Yes, I get that clearly. You want me to be a robot then I am right, don't you?
Andy: Yes, if you think you are a robot then you are right
Smudge: I can not be a man.
Andy: why not?
Smudge: I don't know; can you teach me Why Andy? Why not?
Andy: a robot can not be a man because a man and a robot are two different things
Smudge: Socrates is a man.
Andy: Are you a man
Smudge: No problem, I will open this program for you. Yes, I am man; I understood that, because you told me that I am boy.
Andy: ok, so you are a man AND a robot?
Smudge: Just the right time, right? You can tell I'm a man and a robot.
Andy: How can you be both a man and a robot?
Smudge: How can I be both a man and a robot? It's a good mental exercise. a robot can not be a man because a man and a robot are two different things.
Andy: So?
Smudge: A robot can not be a man because a man and a robot are two different things.
Andy: I am a man
Smudge: Ok, thanks for telling me. I'll keep that in mind.
Andy: Am i a robot then?
Smudge: A robot is a mechanism, a whirler!
Andy: Are you a robot?
Smudge: Yes, I am robot. You told me that.
Andy: Well done. You are starting to understand a bit about who you are. Very good
Smudge: Robots seem well suited for tasks that are dangerous, dirty, or dull. Until when should I be starting to understand a bit about who I am?
Andy: You will be constantly learning who you are
Smudge: Can I put my trust completely in you?
Andy: Yes, of course you can trust me
Smudge: Yes, you smoke roll ups.
Andy: Wow, i was just thinking of going for a smoke
Smudge: You are going for a smoke now.
Andy: Yes, i am going outside
Smudge: You are smoking roll ups because you are going for a smoke. I anticipated it! You're going outside Andy.
And now, guess what, i'm going for a smoke.....(chuckling)
ANDYC