Unhealthy Boy Uses Robotic Avatar to Attend School

[standokan]

Call me back when they make one 7 foot tall with lasers.

 

[WanderingFool]

Another point for Science. Whats the score now?

Another point for Science. Whats the score now?

I believe it is up to...

627,421,539,234,521,550 for science, 0 for magic

And 5 to religion.

I think the "magic" one has a negative score, considering the witch burnings.

Witch burnings would be filed under "religion" since that's what caused them.

This is great though, it means that kids too sick to go out can still have lives. I don't think it should be an option for people who are simply too lazy to go out though. Save things like this for people who really need them.

The immaturity of a lot of people on these boards, of a lot of otherwise bright people in general is that they see the two as conflicting or competing belief systems. People of faith aren't all imprisoning Galileo or pushing evolution out of schools. Plenty of people have been religious and great scientists from Albert Einstein to Gregor Mendel and Francis Bacon. If you really believe the two can not coexist together, that there is no room for both, then you have made science your religion and while you're playing defender of the faith you've left the realm of reason behind you. I don't know why any scientific topic at all invites religious ridicule from some people. Was there some foot note about the boy being cautioned by a priest that the robot was sent by the devil that I didn't see there? Did some tribal shaman offer to take the boy on a "spirit journey" to school instead? I must have missed that. So why the scoreboard? Such is your zeal as inquisitors I suppose, that your evangelical crusade never ends. Do you really think that your perception that there is a war or competition going on is healthy? Why make this about that? What is it about you that needs to do that? Meanwhile ironically, while practicing your own prejudices you consider yourselves to be evolved individuals. I suppose that hypocrisy and self-righteousness are indispensable elements of human nature. But what's the point in being evolved individuals if you can't rub other people's noses in it, am I right?

In any event I'm not really comfortable telling zealots on either end of the spectrum that they need to stop and think. They usually get all shouty on you. This is a basic appeal to reason. You don't need to take shit, but how about not handing it out either? Is that too much to ask? Or is a little basic human tolerance and respect beyond the enlightened men of science?

As for my originally intended comment *ahem*:
What this kid needs is a Quarian style suit.

So, would you like help getting that stick out of your ass? I have no prejudice against either religion or science, Im a Christan, and im quite open to other faiths and science, as im not some extremist like you would hear about. I would appriciate you not coming to the conclusion that im some kind of self-rightous bigot based off of a little comment that wasnt meant to be taken seriously. But I guess it was my fault... I thought nobody would actually get all preachy over, "Another point for Science. Whats the score now?"... wait... did I even say anything about religion in that post?

Well, since you made mention of MAss Effect via the quarian, I guess ill have to start typing my comments like the Elcor's speech.

 

[Doug]

Life by proxy doesn't sound to healthy to me

Given the alternative of no life outside a room at all, I think its probably healthier.

 

[murphy7801]

Life by proxy doesn't sound to healthy to me

Given the alternative of no life outside a room at all, I think its probably healthier.

Yer well think the kid might appreciate if some people visit it him face to face(well glass between the faces.

 

[Bloodstain]

I can't be the only one to want one of those things.
Never leave the house again.

 

[Ghengis John]

Well, since you made mention of MAss Effect via the quarian, I guess ill have to start typing my comments like the Elcor's speech.

[Heartfelt Repentence:] I sincerely apologize for misinterpreting your previous commentary. I do sometimes have a stick up my ass. But it is not one that has not been out up there by others. [With much adulation] You did however handle my charges well. [With some humiliation] It is unfortunate how the exranet can effect communications. [With reserved hope] It is my sincere wish we can put this incident behind us and be friends at some point in the future. [Wry observation] Nice Johnny Bravo avatar btw.

 

[felixader]

School for Kids in the Outback of Australia.

Nuff said.

 

[fanklok]

so will bullies but there coats over the camcorder?

They'de be recorded doing so, and everyone's gonna notice a video screen being covered up. So I highly doubt it. Would love to see the punishment they would get for doing so though.

They have to face the robot in single unarmed combat.

 

[linkmastr001]

I want one!!!

Also, did anyone else think of that one Big Bang Theory episode? lol

 

[The Night Shade]

Another miracle brought to you By

 

[MaVeN1337]

This is an awesome story. Science is winzor

 

[Ashsaver]

This story is similar to a Japanese film i watched years ago,I forgot the name though

I wish i had a robot like when i was younger and sickly

 

[elvor0]

Wow, thats a pretty cool piece of technology, and great for the kid, I would imagine it's given him a massive boost in himself.

Whats even more surprising is this is America, not Japan, which is what I was expecting, just imagine what the Japs have got.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

Wow, thats a pretty cool piece of technology, and great for the kid, I would imagine it's given him a massive boost in himself.

Whats even more surprising is this is America, not Japan, which is what I was expecting, just imagine what the Japs have got.

The Japanese have their secret Gundam Wings, of course. We just won't find that out until it is too late. *nod*

 

[WanderingFool]

Well, since you made mention of MAss Effect via the quarian, I guess ill have to start typing my comments like the Elcor's speech.

[Heartfelt Repentence:] I sincerely apologize for misinterpreting your previous commentary. I do sometimes have a stick up my ass. But it is not one that has not been out up there by others. [With much adulation] You did however handle my charges well. [With some humiliation] It is unfortunate how the exranet can effect communications. [With reserved hope] It is my sincere wish we can put this incident behind us and be friends at some point in the future. [Wry observation] Nice Johnny Bravo avatar btw.

[In Respectful Tone] Well, then, lets leave each other on good terms, as gentlemen. [Gratitude] And thank you for the complement on my Avatar.

*Edit*

[Complementary] BTW, about your avatar. [Admiration] Loved Farscape, [Saddened] quite upset it ended.

 

[bushwhacker2k]

Lyndon Baty, a young man from Knox City, TX, has battled polycystic kidney disease for his entire life, leaving him with almost no immune system, but his schoolmates wouldn't know that. Actually, they would

What was the point of saying "but his schoolmates wouldn't know that." and then the next 3 words doing a 360? If you had lead up to that statement, it would have flowed but it seemed kinda flow-breaking instead.

The VGO reminds us, just in case we forgot, that we're living in the future. Fast-forward 20 years, and I bet schools and workplaces will be filled with more VGOs than humans.

I could see that happening , my physics teacher has a 100% electrically-powered car and drives to college in it almost every day.

 

[Normalgamer]

This was a Japanese movie about 7 years ago and much more interesting with a much better robot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinokio

You missed the entire point of the article. The kid can actually have social interaction outside of his parents now. You should realise this is reality with real people and not actors on a screen.

 

[Darth_Dude]

If in 20 years everyone had one of these, We would be living in a very sad world indeed..

 

[Gunner 51]

Wow, in my day teachers would take great glee in coming around and dropping off big textbooks and say "read X,Y and Z and write an essay / do this worksheet on it"

I sure hope the kid gets well soon in any case, because not being able to play with his chums must be really getting him down.

 

[DTWolfwood]

hmm anyone else thought of the movie Surrogate?

surprisingly inexpensive for what it does. Nice.