Conscious Robots

- facing up to the reality of being human.

Ian Charles, aka Paul Kwatz

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Talk at Bath BRSLI, 1st April 2008
"If we really had free will... what would we do all day?"
Ian Charles, publisher of Conscious Robots
INTRO
So you think you're not a robot?
The Story of the Conscious Robot
The Meaning of Life
PART 1: CONSCIOUS ROBOTS
Science says we must be robots
Who's really in charge?
How we make a decision
Why are feelings?
Why Evolution makes us do things that don't benefit us
If we genuinely had free will what would we do all day?
What's wrong with the reasoning?
Dennett was wrong
Dawkins was wrong
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PART 2: HAPPINESS DOESN'T WORK THE WAY WE THINK IT DOES
The Problem with life
PART 3: THE INEVITABLE FUTURE
According to Johnny Mathis
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THE IMPORTANCE OF EVOLUTION
Surely we're more than evolution?
What about culture, society?
Most of what I do has nothing to do with evolution!
*Genes build our brains but now our brains are in charge
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