> > So if your toaster started talking you would treat it like a person? > Strawman. You explicitly said the difference between Alexa and a toaster is that th

> > So if your toaster started talking you would treat it like a person? > Strawman. You explicitly said the difference between Alexa and a toaster is that the toast doesn't speak. It's reasonable to assume that you believe that the difference between Alexa and a toaster is that the toast doesn't speak. > > unthinking compliance with senseless > Neither unthinking nor senseless. Following rules you were taught without evaluating whether they actually make sense in context is the definition of unthinking. > Absolute hogwash. What terrible reasoning you're just now coming up with. That is disrespectful. I'm starting to believe you don't actually understand the concept of respect.