it does not seem odd to me at all that we could create intelligence, and even possibly loving grace, in a computer. I'm not sure why there would be cognitive d

it does not seem odd to me at all that we could create intelligence, and even possibly loving grace, in a computer. I'm not sure why there would be cognitive dissonance- sure, my tools may be primitive, but I can also grab my chisel and plane and see that it's similar in form to chisel and plane from 2000 years ago (they look pretty much the same, but these days they're made of stronger stuff). I can easily imagine a Real Programmer 2000 years from now looking back and thinking that python, or even a vacuum tube, is merely a simplified version of their quantum matter assembler.