Definition of Terms
Sometimes when humans cannot do something, we eventually change the definition of the term. Let me
provide an example. Can humans fly? The answer was no for most of history. During that past period
of time, some humans attempted to attach wings to their arms and jump off of cliffs in an attempt to show
that humans can fly. The Wright brothers redefined the term "human flight" to mean; "Can humans
invent and build a machine that can fly and be strong enough to carry a human as the pilot?" Almost
everybody changed their definition of "human flight" to "manned flight." The distinction is made along
the spectrum of objective to subjective reality.
It is important to understand this principle before defending your current definition of anything. An
example of this is the currently accepted human definition of life and why there are so many problems
with it.
See: The Definition of Life
It is important to understand the way in which humans and robots use scenarios to predict certain
qualities of the future. See: Scenarios
Sometimes when humans cannot do something, we eventually change the definition of the term. Let me
provide an example. Can humans fly? The answer was no for most of history. During that past period
of time, some humans attempted to attach wings to their arms and jump off of cliffs in an attempt to show
that humans can fly. The Wright brothers redefined the term "human flight" to mean; "Can humans
invent and build a machine that can fly and be strong enough to carry a human as the pilot?" Almost
everybody changed their definition of "human flight" to "manned flight." The distinction is made along
the spectrum of objective to subjective reality.
It is important to understand this principle before defending your current definition of anything. An
example of this is the currently accepted human definition of life and why there are so many problems
with it.
See: The Definition of Life
It is important to understand the way in which humans and robots use scenarios to predict certain
qualities of the future. See: Scenarios
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