Re: If you were John Connor wouldn't you be inspecting Cameron for

hancock4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

>We don't know that for sure.  It does seem that way, but they've
>dropped many hints that Cameron seeks something more.  For instance,
>she extended her hand to John to stroke it as the robot was doing.

>I suspect one of two possibilities:  1) Cameron is capable of some
>emotional feelings, or 2) Cameron wants to be have emotional feelings,
>wants to be human.  Cameron certainly tries to mimic every human
>emotional behavior she sees and to understand it.

I don't think it's a Pinocchio thing. I think she's better at observing
and imitating human behavior than previous models. More im****tantly, she
observes the results of certain kinds of human behavior in comforting
others, so she's attempting to learn empathy, or at least emulate it.

>They tell us pets have no souls.  Is that really true?

Should you receive a definitive answer on that, you won't be in a
position to inform the living.