To have a mind is to be self-conscious of yourself, and also the world and its experiences. To be a machine is to be a tool which uses energy to perform a specific or multiple functions. Whether a machine can have this attribute is a matter up for debate, and my personal response is that a machine is not capable of having a mind. Due to machines not having brains along with our poor understanding of the mind itself, and due to machines lacking the ability to understand, I am in firm belief of what I have argued.
In order for a machine to have a mind, I believe that it would certainly have to have a brain in the first place. The brain is what generates your thoughts and ideas; it is essentially the tool which commences your mind to operate. In other words, the brain fuels the mind. I believe that if a machine were to have a mind, it wouldn’t actually be a machine, as it seems likely that only living organisms can have a mind if you truly think about it. The brain is a biological organ, meaning that it functions or is empowered by a biological environment, and the bottom line is, a machine (as in robot) has no biological components. …show more content…
Of course, it isn’t a machine as in a robot, but a machine as in a tool which uses energy and parts to perform a function. I believe that this is a good argument, except I have to reply by saying that we are not ultimately 100% certain that the brain is responsible for fueling the mind, it is simply the most likely scenario and in fact quite probable according to modern day science. As I stated above, the fact that the brain is what makes logistics and comprehension possible, is what makes it very likely that the mind and brain are interconnected in some way. However, until it is proven to be the source of the mind’s fuel, the brain (machine) isn’t guaranteed to have a
In order for a machine to have a mind, I believe that it would certainly have to have a brain in the first place. The brain is what generates your thoughts and ideas; it is essentially the tool which commences your mind to operate. In other words, the brain fuels the mind. I believe that if a machine were to have a mind, it wouldn’t actually be a machine, as it seems likely that only living organisms can have a mind if you truly think about it. The brain is a biological organ, meaning that it functions or is empowered by a biological environment, and the bottom line is, a machine (as in robot) has no biological components. …show more content…
Of course, it isn’t a machine as in a robot, but a machine as in a tool which uses energy and parts to perform a function. I believe that this is a good argument, except I have to reply by saying that we are not ultimately 100% certain that the brain is responsible for fueling the mind, it is simply the most likely scenario and in fact quite probable according to modern day science. As I stated above, the fact that the brain is what makes logistics and comprehension possible, is what makes it very likely that the mind and brain are interconnected in some way. However, until it is proven to be the source of the mind’s fuel, the brain (machine) isn’t guaranteed to have a