Original Thought

[Tasselfoot]

like when an apple fell on Newton's head.

[Omeganitros]

I just finished reading a chapter from the book Xenocide. I think it had something to say on this subject, but I don't remember.

[Jam930]

Well one thing to remember is that some people, with the same stimuli, don't produce as many/as impressive thoughts as others might.

We need to research more about how we can train ourselves to think well.

[AZN_Kaibigan07]

Well, I'm down wit you on the topic of responses to stimuli, but I'm not sure about "training ourselves to think well?" That kinda depends on what you mean by "thinking well," doesn't it? Is it the ability to generally discern and perceive ideas and objects, or is it the mental capacity to not only see and identify, but also to critically analyze? I guess it's possible to change the opinions that someone has about something if you present a good enough argument, but can you really change the way that a person thinks, in general? When people get exposed to things/stimuli over and over, they eventually get accustomed to it and develop a set opinion about it, and this could determine the way that they'll think about the next thing that comes along.

[Jam930]

If what you're saying is true, then it is possible to build a robot that would act perfectly human.

[CypherToorima]

Who's to say we can't?

[slimshdy425]

I think we can.