I agree, except for the "the fact that they continue to act like Ethan is a real child is just blowing my mind. He's a freaking robot." part of your statement- it's subjective.
He is an android and a child at the same time. We don't know what we, humanity, will think&do; in a 20-30 years from now. Our definition of life changes constantly with us showing affection and care for the things around us.(interactions that are oriented and organized in relation to the things around us). Ethan's programmed to live a human life and he fulfills his purpose the same way you fulfill yours; basic actions( eating, sleeping, surviving, analyzing and processing your envirnoment) and your puzzle-solving/pleasure/social actions( communication, imagination, creation). - to me it means he's alife. Sure, it's an artificial life, but still life. But yea, it's all a matter of perception. ^..^ I could love an android the same way I love my family( including my animals). Nowadays elder people have problems with what's going on around us. The way things proceed in this world, people who don't go with the flow won't have it easy in the coming ages. ^^
PS: People beat the shit out of cops because their dog is missing... Ethan's certainly brighter than your dog, programmed to show affection and immitate love- I'd go as far as to argue wether Ethan's love is really fake. When we rip everything apart to get to the bottom of things we hit a wall beyond which ethics and morality does not matter- our love's probably the result of biology(chemical processes). Ethan is programmed to love, so he can show/love (to) you. Your dog does not love you- that's a fact. If I had to choose between my dog and Ethan I'd go with Ethan. Again, preception. ^^
But yea, the show is medicore- tho I've seen worse this season. smiles I really wanted the show to succeed. When I saw that space ship in ep. 1 I was like "Oh, cool!" but ... whatever. Kinda disappointed now that the first season's almost over.
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I agree, except for the "the fact that they continue to act like Ethan is a real child is just blowing my mind. He's a freaking robot." part of your statement- it's subjective.
He is an android and a child at the same time. We don't know what we, humanity, will think&do; in a 20-30 years from now. Our definition of life changes constantly with us showing affection and care for the things around us.(interactions that are oriented and organized in relation to the things around us). Ethan's programmed to live a human life and he fulfills his purpose the same way you fulfill yours; basic actions( eating, sleeping, surviving, analyzing and processing your envirnoment) and your puzzle-solving/pleasure/social actions( communication, imagination, creation). - to me it means he's alife. Sure, it's an artificial life, but still life.
But yea, it's all a matter of perception. ^..^
I could love an android the same way I love my family( including my animals). Nowadays elder people have problems with what's going on around us. The way things proceed in this world, people who don't go with the flow won't have it easy in the coming ages. ^^
PS: People beat the shit out of cops because their dog is missing... Ethan's certainly brighter than your dog, programmed to show affection and immitate love- I'd go as far as to argue wether Ethan's love is really fake. When we rip everything apart to get to the bottom of things we hit a wall beyond which ethics and morality does not matter- our love's probably the result of biology(chemical processes). Ethan is programmed to love, so he can show/love (to) you. Your dog does not love you- that's a fact. If I had to choose between my dog and Ethan I'd go with Ethan. Again, preception. ^^
But yea, the show is medicore- tho I've seen worse this season. smiles
I really wanted the show to succeed. When I saw that space ship in ep. 1 I was like "Oh, cool!" but ...
whatever. Kinda disappointed now that the first season's almost over.