The Mind Of A New Machine

April, 1984

The Mind of A New MachineA group of university scientists spent years working on the ultimate computer, a machine with so much knowledge and so much calculating power that it could answer the questions that had vexed mankind for centuries. Finally, the day came when they were ready to plug in their creation. One of them pushed the ON button and, standing nervously at a terminal, typed in the first question."Is there a God?" he asked.The machine thundered back, without hesitation, "...