Intelligence Definition and 205 Threads

As many of you know, I object to the reference of all intelligence, other than that of organic beings, as being "artificial". That is the point of this thread. Here are the definitions of the key-words, "intelligence" and "artifical": I have not included all definitions of "artificial"...

"A mind differs from a computer in no other respect but complexity" There is a lot of ongoing debate on this topic. On one side, theologists believe that a mind is supernatural and cannot be reproduced by machines. On the other side, A.I. experts, physicalists and atheists like myself believe...

I don't know that this is the appropriate forum to post this question. I expect that Monique's judgement will be correct, and that she'll move it if she sees fit. I just heard someone say that computers have the intelligence of a fly (the insect). I thought this an utterly obsurd idea, but...

What is the relationship between consciousness and intelligence? This is an open ended question

On first glance, it seems as though the universe is so big there simply must be other life out there. And that may be the case. But is it possible that life is as common as portrayed in the scifis? Most likely, the answer is no. The truth is, if life were that common, it would be plainly...