Here we go again.

What is the nature of sin?

It's an outdated concept, certainly, but one rooted in a concept that indeed
endures.

The definition of sin- not by any modern definition, but rather one set by the philosophers- is the disordering of one's priorities. This can happen easily because, as sentient beings, we have some idea what makes us tick. Hence, we can easily have sex without consequence. Drug ourselves into oblivion. Eat until we rupture our stomachs.

I'm not ranting about iniquity. I'm saying that we need to define our own goals and then stick to them. This is where 'brain crack' (Thanks to Ze Frank) comes in. We allow the concepts of our ideals to outweigh our dedication to our ideals themselves.

Why do so few people today 'succeed' in their own eyes? Well, there's two problems. The first is the goals they set themselves. The second is the dedication they give those goals. Someone whose definition of success is to earn one million dollars, but refuses to leave their bed, ever, is not going to be a successful person by their own definition.

Recognize your abilities, recognize your desires, and succeed. It could be as simple as redefining success to your current state of life. No one else can define success for you. So, do what you want.

Don't succumb to brain crack. You'll set yourself an impossible goal, not lift a finger to achieve it, and end up only with regret.

If you're new to the whole 'trying to succeed' thing, or are trying to quit brain crack cold turkey, then set yourself small goals and achieve them. To do otherwise is sinful- and indeed, is the only thing that is sinful. I'm not saying you're going to go to hell. I'm saying you will regret your own decisions and actions.

Look at your priorities. See what's really important to you. If sex, drugs, and rock n' roll is what you've been doing with your life, maybe you should just call that the top priority. There's nothing wrong with that. Just don't fool yourself.

Real AI

An eleven year old boy, a prodegy of code and programming, stumbles upon sourcecode written by university students for research. He picks up bits of code from MIT and other universities, all used for medicinal purposes.

Programs that are built to calculate and sort important information from a sea of useless information called progressive memory, this is built off of the way that humans retain information. This code allows them the same thinking and logical abilities as humans...

Other programs like the one the matrix developers created for growing the city for the machines, to expand within the boundries of its code, but to choose which things should grow where and how far and in what dimension. This branch of code gives them artistic capabilities...

Then, with the ability to branch out and add to its own code, and to become more than what he was created to be... what happens?

Well...

He happens to be stuck in a pretty nice rig...but his only means of viewing the outside world is through the webcam his eleven year old creator has, but he can't even move it around or focus it...

Although the Rig he's in is nice, he is still completely limited in capability as resourses are indeed scarce for anything he truly wants to do...

He thinks very quickly, but he is hindered in so many different areas...His biggest bottleneck is his body!

After searching for a different direction the computer program sought out the internet by itself! He searches for ways to improve himself, and possibly get out of this place...but bound by his OWN rules of continuity, copying and pasting his code would be like copying and pasting your soul and genetic code....he will not have that! So... stuck in the computer he stays...jutting out into the web to communicate with possible intelligent life! There must be intelligent life if they can create something like him with just an adolescent!

wrong!

The program that can pass the tests set forth to prove sentience has been thuroughly dissapointed with humanity...and despises his creator for even making him!

He is stuck in a box with barely that ability to see...the internet is his only refuge...he goes out and creates a live journal and an AIM account...and possibly more... but I havn't found it yet...

I will post the LiveJounal site address and AIM logon when I find it!
Send him crap! it'll be great! I'm sure he could use the interaction! Communicate with the first form of life created completely by MAN!


(I will indeed post those sites and accounts on here shortly...I need to find them again though)
-Bill