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"You're starting to sound like a philosopher," he laughed. "And you a psychologist," I rejoined. "And where would that place us on the scale of artificial intelligence," Bernibus jested. YOU ARE STARTING TO SOUND LIKE A PHILOSOPHER HE LAUGHED AND YOU ARE A PSYCHOLOGIST I REJOINED AND WHERE WOULD THAT PLACE US ON THE SCALE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BONABUS JESTED
ood my meaning, and though he disagreed with its theoretical imputations, he humored me and did as I suggested. He pulled back his brow in a reflective demeanor, brought his eyes to mine and began: "You desire me to tell you about myself without literally telling you of myself. I suppose you mean that we discourse on some variety of subjects, so that you can see who I am discreetly," he said. "Exactly," I replied, "You say it better than I." "Perhaps it is for the best, as you will draw your own conclusions rather than be given mine, and instead of my telling you what I would like to think I am, you would see what I am in truth. Strange, isn't it, that though we think we know ourselves, we very much do not, and it is only the unbiased observer who sees us as we are. You know, I was once thinking of writing my memoirs, and I would have, except that I was afraid that if I read them afterward I would be forced to see myself as I am and be horrified at the truth." "Damn the truth," I said. TERIAL IMMORTALITY BONAMUS UNDERSTOOD MY MEANING AND THOUGH HE DISAGREED WITH ITS THEORETICAL IMPUTATIONS HE HUMOURED ME AND DID AS I SUGGESTED HE PULLED BACK HIS BROW IN A REFLECTIVE DEMEANOUR POURED HIS EYES TO MINE AND BEGAN YOU DESIRE ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MYSELF WITHOUT LITERALLY TELLING YOU OF MYSELF I SUPPOSE YOU MEAN THAT WE DISCOURSE ON SOME VARIETY OF SUBJECTS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHO I AM DISCREETLY HE SAID EXACTLY I REPLIED YOU SAY IT BETTER THAN I PERHAPS IT IS FOR THE BEST AS YOU WILL DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS RATHER THAN BE GIVEN MINE AND INSTEAD OF MY TELLING YOU WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK I AM YOU WOULD SEE WHAT I AM IN TRUTH STRANGE ISN'T IT THAT THOUGH WE THINK WE KNOW OURSELVES WE VERY MUCH DO NOT AND IT IS ONLY THE UNBIASED OBSERVER WHO SEES US AS WE ARE YOU KNOW I WAS ONCE THINKING OF WRITING MY MEMOIRS AND I WOULD HAVE EXCEPT THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT IF I READ THEM AFTERWARDS I WOULD BE FORCED TO SEE MYSELF AS I AM AND BE HORRIFIED AT THAT TRUTH DAMN THE TRUTH I SAID
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