Kolndom  +  135232 Thu, 08 Sep 05 06:07 PM Here is a sentence: The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds. Does the word mind here mean intellectual ability? thank u in advance Kolndom Joined on Wed, Aug 31 2005 New Member 36

	pieanne  +  135244 Thu, 08 Sep 05 06:32 PM Yes, that's how I understand it.   pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	MrPedantic  +  135733 Sat, 10 Sep 05 12:42 AM I'd be inclined to interpret it as all aspects of the human mind: memory, intuition, analytical prowess, imagination, sensory perception, etc. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	davkett  +  135985 Sat, 10 Sep 05 05:32 PM  MrPedantic wrote: I'd be inclined to interpret it as all aspects of the human mind: memory, intuition, analytical prowess, imagination, sensory perception, etc. Definitely, because there are all sorts of machines designed to duplicate the variety of skills that humans perform--skills possible to us because of the kind of minds we have.  Asembly production, for instance, replaces many elements of what would be hand-hewn assembly skills.  Such manual (vs. intellectual) skills exist as such because of the capacities of our minds.   It should be appreciated, though, that machines can make humans even more superior than they would be without the machines.  Machines extend our intellectual reach as well as enhance our physical capabilities.     davkett Joined on Tue, Jun 7 2005 Pennsylvania, USA Senior Member 2,788 "The rose stays fresh in its name..." -Bernard of Morlay