The Addiction

Multi-user domains have become the perfect tool for a person to escape their ultimate reality. People become completely absorbed in a game or an Internet chat to the extent where the outside world is completely shut out. A person would do anything to get rid of their worries or to even just temporarily dispose of them, and so a great sense of relief comes over a person when those thoughts and worries are not their main focus.

If a person is unsatisfied with their reality, they can very easily through the usage of MUD’s assume another identity as far from their own as possible. They can experiment with their personality and role play in various ways, but how serious can this issue be when one becomes obsessed? Face to face social interaction is a vital essential of life, and never facing the reality of your circumstances can cause sometimes serious psychological issues.

People are continuously becoming to addicted to drugs and alcohol. How might those addictions be similar to obsessions with MUD’s? What kind of health issues can be associated with both?

computers vs. human intelligence

In one of our previous readings two important questions were asked: How can one define intelligence? In what ways can computers be less intelligent than people? In a way intelligence can be defined as the amount of knowledge one has acquired and ones capacity to learn. A computer is an awe-inspiring invention that according to this definition has the gift of intelligence. We rely on computers to store huge amounts of information to make up for our inability to retain so much. These inventions have become the backbone of society, but are these creations necessarily more intelligent than human beings?

The definition that I gave on intelligence before is missing one key part to it. Intuition which is sometimes based on our emotions is a vital element that creates an overall intelligent entity. One definition that I found on intuition is having direct perception of truth independent of any reasoning process. It is something that is not taught to you, and the human brain unlike a computer is the only thing capable of possessing it. In my opinion artificial intelligence does not have the capability to reach a humans unique intellect and mental power.