Social Science - 20 September 2006

based on the protestant ethics and spirit of capitalism of max weber

2006-09-20 23:52:37 · 3 answers · asked by fritz 1 in Economics

The part about a virus within cyberspace becoming 'selfaware' and seeing humanity as a threat.

Two things I have seen recently have really given me pause for thought.

1. VOLKSWAGEN have developed a car that can now DRIVE ITSELF - LITERALLY - FACT.
2. Microsoft's speech recognition software demostration was a disaster - FACT.

And this is the real tricky one - if we don't know what it is within the human brain that MAKES us selfaware then how can we say that something else that has ARTIFICIAL intelligence also won't be come selfaware?

Computing speeds have grown exponentially over the years - the advancement and development of the computer is probably without parallel and since we can only really MEASURE intelligence rather than know WHY it is - should we not take care when trying to produce it - in case it does become selfaware.
Surely prevention is better than cure and if it indeed became a threat - would we have enough time to respond to it - TO TURN IT OFF ??

2006-09-20 23:48:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Anthropology

Are there any trivias you have in mind about the "World Trade Center" attack? Can you please share me? Thanks... I want to know more about it...

2006-09-20 23:34:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

how can we control being in love with our teachers?

2006-09-20 23:22:38 · 16 answers · asked by Helen from Greece 1 in Psychology

i heard somewhere that in Holland(?) some men are making a human part with votes to have the right to abuse small kids......

is that right? is that logic?

who the hell are those people? ane they human?

Do they have mothers sisters nephews or their own kids?

2006-09-20 23:19:14 · 16 answers · asked by Helen from Greece 1 in Sociology

Are these 3

one?

2006-09-20 23:16:32 · 11 answers · asked by Helen from Greece 1 in Psychology

2006-09-20 23:13:33 · 11 answers · asked by gobletstopper 1 in Psychology

2006-09-20 23:08:27 · 12 answers · asked by Brian H 1 in Sociology

what the secret of the miror we are looking everyday?

2006-09-20 23:03:31 · 15 answers · asked by Helen from Greece 1 in Psychology

if you would had the chance to be in an space ship alone for a while what would you think about space?

would you ask this question?

"Is there anybody out there?"

2006-09-20 23:02:44 · 5 answers · asked by Helen from Greece 1 in Sociology

If multiple women are attacking a man and are trying to seriously injure him (hitting him in the face, going for his private area, etc) is it ok for him to punch them in the face in self defense? If you saw a man punch the attacking women the face, would you step in, and if so, would you help the man, or would you help the women? If the cops came, would you tell the truth and say that the women attacked the man, or would you say that the man attacked the women first, so he gets in trouble?

2006-09-20 22:57:52 · 16 answers · asked by john 3 in Other - Social Science

2006-09-20 22:56:12 · 27 answers · asked by My sage name 5 in Economics

please just be blunt and precise. I will not take offense. I'm doing this survey for my human sexuality graduate class. I have to write a paper on the reasons why we still circumcised and why it is much more common in the US. I already have all the hard fact info, aids rates, hpv and cervical cancer etc. I really just need personal opinions regarding womens and men's preference and how it feels different to the woman. If any man answering this has been circumcised later in life your opinion will be my pot of gold for this research. The reason i choose to use answers is because it is unbiased whereas all sites with like research on circumcision or either avidly pro or against circumcision. Thanks so much people

2006-09-20 22:54:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Anthropology

please just be blunt and precise. I will not take offense. I'm doing this survey for my human sexuality graduate class. I have to write a paper on the reasons why we still circumcised and why it is much more common in the US. I already have all the hard fact info, aids rates, hpv and cervical cancer etc. I really just need personal opinions regarding womens and men's preference and how it feels different to the woman. If any man answering this has been circumcised later in life your opinion will be my pot of gold for this research. The reason i choose to use answers is because it is unbiased whereas all sites with like research on circumcision or either avidly pro or against circumcision. Thanks so much people

2006-09-20 22:52:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2006-09-20 22:43:42 · 8 answers · asked by Theo 1 in Other - Social Science

2006-09-20 22:34:00 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-09-20 22:26:02 · 21 answers · asked by bhanunathan_79 1 in Gender Studies

Make sure you put details in... or just give the website

2006-09-20 22:20:59 · 1 answers · asked by Jez 2 in Other - Social Science

2006-09-20 22:05:54 · 9 answers · asked by ted 3 in Psychology

ok, i was just hoping you guys could help me out with these questions. I do not have the time to watch the movie all over again since the deadline for this is in less than 20 hours. so, help me out:D

you could use any of the characters..
1.What did the main character do whenever there was conflict?
2.How did the character manage these situations?
3.Was the main character’s action done out of free will or based on other events?
4.What kind of forces facilitated the character’s resolution of a conflict situation?
5.What kind of forces constrained the character’s resolution of a conflict situation?

2006-09-20 22:03:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I would like to train my emotional skills and I heard that it might be useful to train my left arm for example.

2006-09-20 22:02:53 · 9 answers · asked by ted 3 in Psychology

2006-09-20 21:57:30 · 19 answers · asked by nic_86_ola 1 in Other - Social Science

2006-09-20 21:52:23 · 3 answers · asked by meenakshi i 1 in Sociology

2006-09-20 21:51:38 · 13 answers · asked by bhgyth 2 in Psychology

For the last 1 month, whenever i see my watch i see time like, "10:10", 11:11", "09:09" "12:12", and this pattern. last month i had an accdent, and the date was 8/8, and the time was 10:10 pm. after the accdent i started seeing times like 01:23, 12:34 (0123,1234 in a series) and, 8:16, 7:14,11:22 (8*2=16, 7*2=14, 11*2=22) and in this pattern. i am now totally confused. id it a bad sign???

2006-09-20 21:40:28 · 6 answers · asked by Touhid 1 in Psychology

2006-09-20 21:33:02 · 8 answers · asked by bhgyth 2 in Sociology

I don't know why, but I've just recently realized that I can't imagine a future beyond one or two days.

I suffer from the usual hopelessness of severely depressed people. But when I was advised by my pdoc to try to think and plan more for the future, I couldn't even force myself to do it. Everything I do, think, and feel assumes that I will be dead within a day, two at the most. This would be OK if I were a New Age "in the moment" type, but I'm not. I'm morbidly depressed and am terrified of dying.

It seemed to my pdoc that the solution would be to train myself to think more about the future and anticipate positive things.

I just can't do it. I literally cannot imagine myself doing even mundane things by the weekend.

To me there simply is no future. It's something I seem to know and so can't think about. It just isn't there.

I don't like it here. I'm afraid to do anything about it because I'm a coward. There is no afterlife, of course. That's not what I'm worried about.

2006-09-20 21:25:34 · 8 answers · asked by almintaka 4 in Psychology

What is the one thing you just can't get past?

2006-09-20 21:19:38 · 5 answers · asked by Yellowstonedogs 7 in Psychology

2006-09-20 21:15:30 · 4 answers · asked by cricketer c 1 in Sociology

da question is...
name da 4 states or matter and which 1 fits da definetion of:
state of matter which has a definte shape and volume.
(get at least 1 question correct and ull get 10 points and if u name atleast 3 of 4 states u get 10 points

2006-09-20 21:05:51 · 4 answers · asked by CanadianGorillaFudgeWithTacos!!! 1 in Other - Social Science