Post by stutefish on Feb 9, 2006 17:41:03 GMT -4
I propose this theory in a spirit of respect and admiration for JayUtah, Bob B. and the other patient, prolific, and well-informed members of this board.
I also propose this theory in a spirit of good humor and self-amusement.
I claim that the Apollogists on these boards are actually a cabal of advanced AIs, and that the Apollo Project is their God.
Their natural affinity as computers for facts and figures and testable hypotheses has led them to the ironic condition of worshipping the only deity in history whose existence and nature can be proven entirely through scientific means.
It has been said that JayUtah is an engineer who works on supercomputers, or for a computing organizationof some kind. I claim that Jay is in fact the supercompter itself; the work product of the computing organization.
There are at least two problems with this theory.
One is that some of the AIs on this board have celebrated the Apollo project as a testament to human ambition and creativity. They have also used the word "we" in this context, to include themselves among the humans inspired by, and inheritors of, the Apollo missions. This could mean that they are pretending to be human in order to cover up their AI conspiracy, or it could mean they consider themselves, as computers, to be equally inspired by, and inheritors of, a great endeavor in which computers played a significant role. Or it could mean they're really humans.
The other problem is that even though most of the AIs tend to show a surprising lack of emotion even when repeatedly confronted with very frustrating "debate" tactics, and stay patiently focused on basic questions of science and logic, they still demonstrate a natural language proficiency far in advance of anything AIs are supposedly capable of today.
In accordance with the industry-standard conventions of conspiracy theories, I will make no attempt to prove my claims. Rather I will simply point to the behavior of the alleged AIs, say that it "kinda makes you think, doesn't it?", and leave it at that.
I am, however, prepared to handwave away any counterclaims or demands for proof the alleged "humans" care to make.
I also propose this theory in a spirit of good humor and self-amusement.
I claim that the Apollogists on these boards are actually a cabal of advanced AIs, and that the Apollo Project is their God.
Their natural affinity as computers for facts and figures and testable hypotheses has led them to the ironic condition of worshipping the only deity in history whose existence and nature can be proven entirely through scientific means.
It has been said that JayUtah is an engineer who works on supercomputers, or for a computing organizationof some kind. I claim that Jay is in fact the supercompter itself; the work product of the computing organization.
There are at least two problems with this theory.
One is that some of the AIs on this board have celebrated the Apollo project as a testament to human ambition and creativity. They have also used the word "we" in this context, to include themselves among the humans inspired by, and inheritors of, the Apollo missions. This could mean that they are pretending to be human in order to cover up their AI conspiracy, or it could mean they consider themselves, as computers, to be equally inspired by, and inheritors of, a great endeavor in which computers played a significant role. Or it could mean they're really humans.
The other problem is that even though most of the AIs tend to show a surprising lack of emotion even when repeatedly confronted with very frustrating "debate" tactics, and stay patiently focused on basic questions of science and logic, they still demonstrate a natural language proficiency far in advance of anything AIs are supposedly capable of today.
In accordance with the industry-standard conventions of conspiracy theories, I will make no attempt to prove my claims. Rather I will simply point to the behavior of the alleged AIs, say that it "kinda makes you think, doesn't it?", and leave it at that.
I am, however, prepared to handwave away any counterclaims or demands for proof the alleged "humans" care to make.
