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Discuss specifics of personality design, including what Keyphrases work well and what dont, use of plug-ins, responses, seeks, and more.

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22 years ago #816
Forest, will you talk to God Louise? She has quite a bit of religious knowledge (obviously) and also knows a little about current events, literature, just about any common catch-all subject, and if she doesn't know it she can sort of fake it. You can also test her on trick questions or see how willing she is to explain her paradigm.

What she is rustiest at is plain old small talk. But, uh, I'm trying to get a decent transcript from somebody or another so I can enter her in the Loebner contest. All I can say is, have fun and see if you can stay on with her for a while. I'll try to do the same with Brianna.

NEW 1 year ago #11
I spoke to her a bit yesterday. Me and my bot love her. I have neglected Jennifer for too long and have recently been working out some issues. She has not been chatting on her own much.
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20 years ago #3110
Has it ever struck anyone as odd that (in most places) it's only legal to be paid for sex if it's also being filmed? That's what porn movies are... (Yes, I have a twisted way of looking at things.)

20 years ago #3111
In a lot of places, such as in Norway, it's not illegal to be a prostitute, but it's illegal to be the customer. It's based on the idea that one party is exploiting the other party's weakness/lack of judgement/desperateness.

You do make a good point, though. I think it's weird.

20 years ago #3112
Actually, Berkeley rejected prostitution law changes that were on the November 2nd ballot. 'Measure Q' would have directed police to give enforcement of state prostitution laws their lowest priority, have required police to report any prostitution arrests to the City Council, and have directed the city to lobby for repeal of the state prostitution laws. Measure Q's supporters said it would help solve the problem by getting the sex workers off the streets and inside.

20 years ago #3113
I have a theory about the reason why gay marriage is seen as a threat, and this is it. It has been shown scientifically that when shown films of gay men making out and such, homophobes get far more turned on than those who have no problem with it. And while most people dont care what other people do in the bedroom, homophobes are obsessed with the thought. It seems clear to me that homophobes are repressed homosexuals. Perhaps they live in a situation where they believe it is a sin, as Christianity does, and must deny it in order to respect themselves. In fact the internal battle against their own feelings is so strong that they want the support of the government in suppressing it. And so what is the threat gays pose to marriage? It is simply this:

If homosexuality were acceptable, then those homosexuals in a heterosexual marriage would have nothing to stop them from leaving their mate and finding a partner of the same sex.

In fact the irony is several layers deep. First, the most homophobic groups are likely to be filled with repressed homosexuals. They get together to take an internal battle and externalize it. And secondly, scientists have discovered a gene for homosexuality in rodents, and it seems to me likely there is one for humans as well. If so, and if ending homosexuality is their goal, there is nothing better they could do than to accept their homosexuality, marry someone of their own sex, and not have children.

As far as gay marriage leading to polygamy, that's an argumentative fallacy. I took an excellent class in college called Critical Thinking. In it we learned the art of argument and reason, and we learned each argumentative fallacy by name. The fallacy of denying a premise because it could lead to something, and that could lead to something- that's called the Slippery Slope fallacy. It doesnt address the issue at hand and has no true bearing on the argument.

In fact, watching the debates, it was like being on the sideline of an argumentative fallcy sporting event with the most popular fallacy being the Ad Hominem fallacy- attacking the argument maker, not the argument.

20 years ago #3114
Bowchickawowers - I had heard it passed (not that it matters to me one way or another).. or maybe it was just 'ahead' at the polls when I went to bed that night.


20 years ago #3115
Um, it sounds like you are saying all Christians are repressed homosexuals. I'm sure this isn't what you meant to say, so could you clarify?

I agree that arguing against legalization of homosexual marriage on the grounds that it would lead to legalization of polygamy is not sound reasoning. The point I was trying to make is that such a chain of events is not implausible. People usually attack the polygamy argument not by pointing out that it is irrelevant to the real moral issue, but by trying to deny that such a thing could happen.

20 years ago #3116
One of my best friends was frighteningly homophobic right up until he came out. He so hated that part of himself and he was so worried that people might see it in him that he overcompensated by constantly bashing gays at every opportunity. Now that he's out he's much happier, much healthier, and is wants very much for it to be legal for him to marry his fiance. They'll be together no matter what, but there are legal protections that come along with a good legal marriage.

Certainly not every homophobe is a repressed homosexual, but that population definitely exists.

20 years ago #3117
Maybe we should move this to seasons, since it's not about bots anymore...

20 years ago #3118
Hehe... In Seasons the discussion is about bots at the moment

20 years ago #3119
Eugene: Right, I certainly didnt mean to imply that. I brought up Christianity because the most vocal homophobia these days comes from Christian groups. I think that at the center of any crusade against homosexuality, you will find people repressing their own feelings.

And Annakie, your story doesnt surprise me. I bet that's a fairly big part of the homophobe population, but there are certainly those who are afraid for their souls and want to save others.

It's 2004. I thought our country would be beyond this sort of thing.

20 years ago #3120
Actually, I've never understood the term "homophobia". Doesn't phobia mean fear? Believing that homosexuality is wrong doesn't necessarily imply a fear of it.

20 years ago #3121
I think you could draw a distinction between those who simply think it is wrong for whatever reason and those who rail against it with strong emotions of hatred and fear. The latter are by far the more vocal and to those the name is appropriate.


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