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    <p>Imagine the following threads of logic.</p> <ol> <li><p>In catch-22, the novel, the fighter pilot was to be grounded due to insanity. He could prove against the case of insanity by saying he was not insane so that he could fly again. But by asking, wanting to fly into battle to endanger his life would demonstrate that he is crazy.</p></li> <li><p>North Korea wants the G7 to deliver economic aid before stopping uranium refinement. The US and Japan says "No Way, because they would renege after getting the aid."</p></li> <li><p>System reboot conflict.</p> <ol> <li>The system would not shut down until all user processes have been terminated.</li> <li>The editor, a user process would not terminate unless the edit has been saved.</li> <li>The edit cannot be saved unless the usb drive is present because the editor executable was called from the usb drive.</li> <li>The usb drive was dismounted because of a driver upgrade. The usb drive could not be mounted until the system is shut down and rebooted.</li> </ol></li> <li><p>The Android robot has prime directives</p> <p>A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.</p> <p>A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First directive.</p> <p>A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second directive.</p></li> </ol> <p>The human occupants of the base sent robot to retrieve a radio-active power source. Without the power source, the base would shut down and the human colony would die. But the robot discovers that the power source is so powerful and unshielded, handling it would cause the robot to malfunction and become a danger to the human colony.</p>
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