OT - Sentience

[PvK]

Because I have programmed A.I.'s, and my view of how they work shows me zero evidence that they require or would have anything like my experience of life in the moment - my consciousness as opposed to my memory and data representations.

On the other hand, I also have it that morality is a choice, unless you subscribe to a doctrine such as religions provide.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

I have never felt my choice taken away by my religion. In fact, without that structure, I would likely have far less choice. I could still choose to be evil, but I would have far less capacity to choose good.