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Honest robot talk about feelings equals feelings

If a robot can honestly talk about its feelings, it has feelings. Thus, configure robot to 1) use English as humans do, 2) distinguish truth from falsehood, 3) answer honestly—and then ask "Are you concious of your feelings?". If it says yes, it is.

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Michael Scriven, 1960.

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