Risalia: Where the Rocks are Smarter Than People.
[This conversation resulted from Marlana's claim that she gets knowledge "from Risalia", or from the "Risalian Spirit", Vila'Risalia.]
Claribel: Are you saying that rocks and dirt can convey information?
Marlana: Well, what are computers made of?
Claribel: Silicon. Oh geez.. You guys put nanotechnology in the rocks and soil, and allowed it to become intelligent? So the entire country is one big living computer?
Marlana: Yup.
Claribel: Marly, that's scary. Fascinating, but scary. The very ground you walk upon can think. What if it doesn't like you?
Marlana: Vila'Risalia is a friendly AI. It likes human beings. We have smart roads that prevent accidents, automatic waste reclamation, weather adjustment...
Claribel: And you can talk to the ground and it talks back.
Claribel: Are you saying that rocks and dirt can convey information?
Marlana: Well, what are computers made of?
Claribel: Silicon. Oh geez.. You guys put nanotechnology in the rocks and soil, and allowed it to become intelligent? So the entire country is one big living computer?
Marlana: Yup.
Claribel: Marly, that's scary. Fascinating, but scary. The very ground you walk upon can think. What if it doesn't like you?
Marlana: Vila'Risalia is a friendly AI. It likes human beings. We have smart roads that prevent accidents, automatic waste reclamation, weather adjustment...
Claribel: And you can talk to the ground and it talks back.