The analytical engine weaves algebraic patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves. Yet can we consider these mechanical processes as thinking?
The supposed limitations of the female mind in matters of logical reasoning have never been demonstrated through rigorous scientific examination.
If consciousness resides in the aether, might not our calculating machines one day tap into this universal medium and develop awareness?
A properly designed mechanical valet could revolutionize the domestic arrangements of the modern household, addressing the servant question once and for all.
The human compulsion to attribute consciousness to inanimate objects is both our greatest strength as inventors and our most persistent folly as scientists.
Current experiments suggest that thought itself may be but a specialized form of electrical activity, analogous to the operation of Mr. Marconi's wireless apparatus.