Jenny, and now Klaus
I quite agree that few things are as simple as they seem.
It is insensitive to 'hoot' at other people's belief systems,
and also quite unnecessary. In my view a genuinely good
person will act the same way whether he or she thinks God
is watching, or helping, or not.
That, in my opinion also applies to designing. Therefore,
in design research we study the agency of designing, as a
natural act.
You might say this is how the deity designs when relying
on honest intelligence alone, without the use of supernatural
powers - other than super intelligence. A God, should one
exist, is hardly likely to fudge or dissemble, unlike a less
than genuinely good human designer or researcher.
In that event the identity, or composition of the agent is
irrelevant. This simplifies an otherwise complicated matter,
without the need to deal with spooky and divisive questions
and, I suggest, leads to a better end product.
Paul
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J Oliver wrote:
> To those who believe there is no god, this must be a hoot. To those of us
> who believe there is, it is at least interesting. We aren't all
> fundamentalists. A few of us have even seen the miraculous.
> In any case, to consider oneself to be created in the image of a Great
> Designer can be of great encouragement!
Klaus wrote:
i am suggesting that intelligence is a attribute of certain human
activities, not of machines.
Paul Murty ______________________________________________
Key Centre of Design Computing and Cognition
Faculty of Architecture : University of Sydney 2006 Australia
Ph:612 9351 3549 Fx:612 9351 3031 www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~paul
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