I, Robot and films such as Metropolis , we have learned that many of our ideas and fears regarding computers and robots come straight from the imaginations of science fiction writers of the early 20th century. A Space Odyssey have led us to examine our own ideas regarding technology to see how they have changed over the past few decades and how many of our early fears were actually founded. Lectures discussing the forerunners of computer science and their contributions to the field lay the foundation for discussions regarding current events including the browser wars and the Microsoft antitrust suit. Topics ranging from computing in the post-modern era to computer culture and feminism encourage us to search ourselves, questioning humanity s position regarding computers and artificial intelligence, as well as what new discoveries and innovations in the field may mean to us as a society. Mike Cantrell Norb is a man.
All men are mortal.
Therefore, Norb is mortal. Regardless of some who might dispute my first premise based on their belief that Norb is God, this syllogism makes for a strong argument. Norb is mortal. But that fact is not exactly my concern here. I am more interested in the word man.