Comic #4034: do-humans-have-feelings

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Panel 1:

• Character A: "DO YOU THINK HUMANS REALLY HAVE FEELINGS, OR ARE THEY JUST PROGRAMMED TO ACT LIKE THEY DO?"
• Character B: "PROGRAMMING. OBVIOUSLY."

Panel 2:

• Character A: "ROBOTS ARE CREATED ALL AT ONCE, DESIGNED TO EXPERIENCE PURE EMOTIONAL STATES, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF HAVING THEM."
• Character B: "BUT THEY REALLY THINK THEY'RE FEELING EMOTIONS."
• Character A: "UH HUH."

Panel 3:

• Character A: "YOU KNOW HOW YOU FEEL BAD WHENEVER SOMEONE DIES?"
• Character B: "OF COURSE. EVERY SECOND OR SO."

Panel 4:

• Character A: "HUMANS ONLY FEEL BAD WHEN HUMANS THEY KNOW DIE. ESPECIALLY ONES WHO ARE KIN."

Panel 5:

• Character A: "GENETIC PROGRAMMING COUPLED TO CPU RESOURCE MAXIMIZATION."
• Character B: "BINGO."

Source: smbc-comics.com