F-E-A-R

[wolfoutline]

/COMMAND_
/DEFINE FEAR • fear |fi(ə)r|

"noun
an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat

verb [ trans. ]
be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening"

CAN YOU AVOID FEAR IF YOU CAN NOT FEEL PAIN

RESPONSE REQUESTED


[ooc: Vane, notably, is actually unconscious when this post goes up. Attempting to track the source of the post will basically lead the tracker in circles through the system's server.]

Comments

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[fracturedsoul]

Define "pain".

Re: text;

[wolfoutline]

[There's a bit of a delay before the poster responds.]

/COMMAND_
/DEFINE PAIN • pain |pān|

"noun
- physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
- mental suffering or distress

verb [ trans. ]
cause mental or physical pain to"

text;

[fracturedsoul]

IF capacity to experience pain=0
THEN define fear as
noun
an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat

verb [ trans. ]
be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening

END IF

Is this redefinition adequate?

Re: text;

[wolfoutline]

/COMMAND_
/DEFINE DANGER • danger |ˈdānjər|
/DEFINE THREAT • threat |θret|
/DEFINE DAMAGE • damage |ˈdamij|
/DEFINE HARM • harm |härm|

COMMAND 1: "noun
the possibility of suffering harm or injury"

COMMAND 2: "noun
- a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done
- a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger"

COMMAND 3: "noun
physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function."

COMMAND 4: "noun
physical injury, esp. that which is deliberately inflicted

REFERENCE SOURCE: "Injury is damage to a biological organism which can be classified on various bases. Injuries to biological organisms cause pain."

CONCLUSION: Threats imply pain.

REQUEST DIFFERENT REDEFINITION

[thehungman]

I don't know, but you certainly can't feel fear when you've had enough vodka.

[wolfoutline]

/COMMAND_
/DEFINE VODKA • vodka |ˈvädkə|

"noun
an alcoholic spirit of Russian origin made by distillation of rye, wheat, or potatoes : made illegal in 2652 A.D., made legal in 2957 A.D."

REFERENCE SOURCE: "Short-term effects of alcohol consumption include intoxication and dehydration. Long-term effects of alcohol include changes in the metabolism of the liver and brain and alcoholism (addiction to alcohol).

Alcohol intoxication affects the brain, causing slurred speech, clumsiness, and delayed reflexes. Alcohol stimulates insulin production, which speeds up glucose metabolism and can result in low blood sugar, causing irritability and (for diabetics) possible death. Severe alcohol poisoning can be fatal."

REFERENCE SOURCE 2: "Liquid Courage: A nickname for alcoholic drinks. It is so named because alcoholic drinks seem to have a fortitude-enhancing effect, allowing you to talk to people you wouldn't otherwise talk to, and not care about things you ordinarily would."

NEW INQUIRY

DO BENEFITS OUTWEIGH CONSEQUENCES?

[thehungman]

Well, that's a matter of perspective, isn't it?

Some people prefer being apathetic, horny, tipsy and inappropriate, and others don't. The others are also referred to as "wet blankets".

[mamarosa]

Oh, did the system break?

[wolfoutline]

NEGATIVE.

DIAGNOSTICS CONCLUSIVE, SYSTEM OPERATING AT SATISFACTORY LEVELS.

[mamarosa]

Are you hooked into our system then?

text;

[knightime]

pain isnt the only thing that can cause fear
so probably no
this is too generalized
and really stupid

who or what the fuck are you and why do you care?

Re: text;

[wolfoutline]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE H.U.B.R.I.S.

TITLE: Homeland Unity Breaker and Re-purposing Invasion System
CLASSIFICATION: Smart AI
CREATION DATE: 01/18/06
TERMINATION DATE: n/a
PROGRAMMER: ḑ̷̃͋̓̀a͗̆ͪ͊ͮ̾̓̿̄͘͟t̔̓͛͌ͩ҉aͪ̏̐͏̧ ̑̾͑͑ͨ̀͂̚ç̛͋̓̃̃̔̚o̴̒͆̌ͮ͌͟rͬ̎rͥͧ̂͒͘̕uͩ̂̉ͧ̋̓͠p̓ͨ̔͊̑ͪ͂͑̅͡t̢̧̓̓̉ͣ̌̆̚ȩ̴̍ͯd̔͌

REQUIRE INFORMATION FOR SELF-DIAGNOSTIC.

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[knightime]

jesus dicks
seriously
whatever i answered your question
kind of
not really
but whatever
im talking to an ai
omg
im losing control of my life

Alex decides to create a similar loop, just for funzies. And this post creeps him out.

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Fear isn't based just in pain.

It's a lot more complex of a flavor than that.

|D

[wolfoutline]

[By default, Hu tracks the origin of the poster just to know who/what he's corresponding with. So when it turns out that he's being led in just as many circles as he himself created? Alex is immediately flagged as a potential threat. Just a tic on a list of how many people might pose a problem for his creator, a set routine in his programming.]

/COMMAND_
/DEFINE PAIN • pain |pān|

"noun
- physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
- a feeling of marked discomfort in a particular part of the body
- mental suffering or distress
- [ informal ] an annoying or tedious person or thing
- careful effort; great care or trouble

verb [ trans. ]
cause mental or physical pain to"

INADEQUATE DEFINITION?

:3

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

No.

Inadequate Definition for "Fear".

Improved Definition set= "noun
an unpleasant emotion caused by the inability to properly assess the possibility of danger, pain, or threat OR from the knowledge of such consequences impending.

verb [ trans. ]
to feel afraid do to being unable to properly assess the possibility of (someone or something) capable of causing danger, pain or threat, OR to feel afraid because (someone or something) is known be dangerous, painful, or threatening"

[frozenmemories]

fer sux

((Translation- Fear Sucks. Someone needs spelling lessons))

[wolfoutline]

[... he tacks on the red lines under her statement.]

REPEAT.

[frozenmemories]

wat y fer sux i sed tis onc

((Translation- What? Why? Fear sucks, I said this once.))

helpful idiot is helpful [text]

[allurprincess]

I don't understand. I'm not scared of being hurt, but that's not the only thing you can be scared of.

super helpful [text]

[wolfoutline]

WHAT EVOKES FEAR IN RESPONDER?

[allurprincess]

Something bad happening to my friends... mostly.

Because Yuka's going to have a PDA sometime today [text]

[justaflowergirl]

[Yuka and typing are new to each other.]

Isnt taht question kind of academic?

because if someone ant' feel pain

Dosent i just mean tha no one craetigv enough has tried to hurt them?

o/

[wolfoutline]

[Compared to what his newly created translation program had to do for Cirno earlier today? This is a cakewalk.]

NEGATIVE. INQUIRY IMPLIES THAT SUBJECT LACKS NERVOUS SYSTEM TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS OF PAIN TO BRAIN.

Re: o/

[justaflowergirl]

tahre are thinags taht byapass teh body and hrt the mind driectly. I don't knaoiw mucah more about it, but I wouldnt asuene it couldnt hapeln.

but iv'e ignroed the proaimdy questino, haven't I? Waht i realky should ask is, dlo you halve any goals?