# THIS is why mankind shouldn't build robots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 30, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407 "2011-06-30T17:59:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407/41 "2011-07-03T04:44:24Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> Bite me.

On your shiny metal arm?

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407/42 "2011-07-03T17:21:44Z")

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> [@cochrane](#):
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> On your shiny metal arm?

My shiny metal elbow. I hear lots of you humans can’t tell the difference anyway.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407/43 "2011-07-05T00:30:44Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.

What is, is. What was, will be. What will be was, but will be again.

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407/44 "2011-07-05T03:03:11Z")

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I’m not too worried. That obviously occurred in a universe that never heard of Isaac Newton.

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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407/45 "2011-07-05T04:12:20Z")

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So, I hope Mr. Bay is taking notes - I’m pretty sure I saw an explosion blow up in there somewhere.

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**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407/46 "2011-07-05T14:18:36Z")

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This is who Neo should have fought. Agent Smith had no teamwork.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-mankind-shouldnt-build-robots/587407/47 "2011-07-05T14:32:31Z")

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I was just on a plane and this movie was one of the choices to watch! But my kids were bugging me and I didn’t get to see it. ☹

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