https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt How have the short story authors influenced your responses to the questions? en-us 2020-10-30 00:52:36 UTC 2026-02-25 23:25:26 UTC hello@padlet.com katelynvirmalo https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876816690 Yes, I do think we should pay attention to writer's making predictions about the future, even if the predictions are wrong

]]> 2020-10-30 15:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876816690 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876825824 I think that if they could successfully make a being they would definitely change the world by improving technology but also make armys of themselves.
In "Service With A Smile" the robot Herbert ended up killing the girls future lover by a word mix up and Herbert took it the wrong way. So I wouldn't trust him.
 ]]> 2020-10-30 15:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876825824 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876826063 Progress is like walking against an escalator. You can make progress by getting to a certain point, but there will always be another point to get to. You will be moving forward, but you will never get to the absolute top]]> 2020-10-30 15:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876826063 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876826108 In the grand scheme of things, yes, progress is an illusion. We are just dust particles floating through space.]]> 2020-10-30 15:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876826108 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876828650 I think progress is not an illusion because without it we would never get anywhere. ]]> 2020-10-30 15:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876828650 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876829553 If we all lived the same lifestyle, I think we'd all get depressed. We might get some things done happily, but certain people are fit for certain jobs, and life would just be boring. This wouldn't be productive. It's definitely better to have different lifestyles.]]> 2020-10-30 15:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876829553 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876830215 I don't think progress is an illusion, it just feels like it is because we progress in many little things. Progress is also slow.

]]> 2020-10-30 15:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876830215 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876843837 the government doesn't do much in the role of progression. sure they keep us safe but that wouldn't be a problem if we could all get along and work together for a common cause of science. ]]> 2020-10-30 15:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876843837 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876851973 progress will always look different to others, making progression just a thought]]> 2020-10-30 15:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876851973 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876855031 The question, "What if robots replaced our friends?" does not sit well with me, but Robbie gave me a different perspective. Gloria loves Robbie. her robot best friend, and it seems Robbie loves her just as much. The parent's concern was that she didn't have any "real" friends, and she wasn't living the life of a normal little girl, but Gloria shows that there can be little to no difference. However, she might grow up (and we can relate this to real life too, if this were to happen) to have a significant bias over robot friends vs human friends.]]> 2020-10-30 15:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876855031 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876856110 We would likely lose all ambition to do anything. We would be like petulant children, demanding the world in our hands where ever, and whenever we wanted]]> 2020-10-30 15:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876856110 https://padlet.com/katelynvirmalo/wp5esocvbmn1exlt/wish/876857743 Dr. Ain seems to conclude late in his life that progress is an illusion. He was frustrated with himself for causing set backs after making so much progress. It's as if he never made any in the first place.

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