>>159604
>you've attached your whole identity to the robot
not true. I have many other interests and pursuits that I've also attached my identity to. Husband, father, Christian, theologian, teacher, inventor, athlete, son, builder, real estate investor, mechanic, computer programmer, innovator, etc. So if roboticist as one facet of my identity did not work out well, I have diversified my identity plenty to avoid becoming deeply saddened by one facet not working out. I am balanced then. And in any case, as a Christian, my first and foremost identity is necessarily as a faithful follower and slave of Jesus Christ. As long as I maintain a faithful follower and slave status to God, then anything else I do or don't do as it pertains to pursuits in this world become relatively unimportant and merely fleeting past-times by comparison. So they pose no threat to my overall joy or peace. I can pursue them with no risk to my overall life satisfaction and joy whatsoever, They can only enrich my life further like icing on the cake but cannot be a detriment as long as I acknowledge God in all my ways and submit myself to Him completely in all things.
>your robotics passion project has lasted for decades
and that's a great thing. It's a blessing that I've maintained my passion for something for that long with no signs of that passion waning. Because if my passions for things were fleeting, then it would be hard to achieve anything significant in any area because I'd leave to quickly to accomplish anything serious.
>you've ignored advice to work on your specific rules
are you referring to my rules based AI? I have worked on it some on and off over the years and will do so as I feel led to do so here and there. But building the physical robot in tandem with the AI is my preferred order. Do them both at once. Keep both plates spinning IMO is best.
>if you hit a wall, you could fall into depression and suicide
as I said, I don't think that's possible given my diversified identitPost too long. Click here to view the full text.