1 18:09 <@epitron> everything doesn't have to be rational
2 18:09 <@epitron> the positive value of religion is that it can bring people together and motivate them and make them all feel happy and secure and knowledgeful
3 18:09 < val-l> yes indeed
4 18:09 <@epitron> the negative value is that it makes people ignore facts and argue and waste their lives
5 18:09 <@epitron> if you're one of the people arguing with them, not only are you wasting your life, but theirs too :)
6 18:09 <@cgm> denial of service attack
7 18:10 <@cgm> i'm gonna make androids that get into religious debates with people
8 18:10 <@epitron> cgm: hahahahaha
9 18:10 <@epitron> GENIUS
10 18:10 <@epitron> the arguebot9000
11 18:10 <@cgm> yeah, use it to attack other countries
12 18:10 < val-l> ai!
13 18:10 < val-l> plug it into Faith Interface group on facebook, watch the fur fly!!!!@#@!#!!
14 18:11 <@cgm> i'm sure there's some good research into trolling algorithms
15 18:11 < val-l> pookie could do it!
16 18:11 < val-l> I'll just record the close-captioning from Dr. Melissa Scott's programs and feed it to the beasty
17 18:11 <@epitron> but, pookie isn't advanced enough yet. he needs to be able to construct plausible logical structures and present them as alternative coverings of the premises of the argument
18 18:11 < val-l> remember msnbc-bot? :P
19 18:11 < val-l> it was a virtual pundit ;P
ed: punditry is different... it doesn't need as creative an argument because you're just brow beating people