Faith in the Machine

We rely on machines for many applications, in most instances these machines either monitor a situation or carry out a programmed task, however, there are machines that assess criteria and it makes me wonder how much faith should be given to the results of these machines.

For example: I spent the afternoon being “evaluated” by a machine, the end synopsis being that I have to give up smoking.

Now I dont want to give up smoking, I feel fine, am never short of breath, have plenty of energy and sleep well, so, I ask myself, firstly, buy what standard does this machine measure me by (and who set that standard). Secondly, what if the machines calibration is wrong, perhaps even the machines software is incorrect.

Based on a graph drawn by a machine, how do I really know that giving up one of life’s pleasures is going to be of benefit to me?

I can tell you, it sure doesn’t make me feel any better!
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Does this machine ever tell someone to keep smoking? If not, I'd be suspicious immediately.
Hi Sola wave
Just do what you love and makes you feel good . wink
The machines are made ??by people who are fallible, no one can guarantee that theirs result are 100 % correct wine
Rage against the machine, especially Florence and the machine.
laugh good one Pat thumbs up
Sol,

depends on what kind of machine....but if it's just for smoking evaluation, naah....I don't think so. laugh
Hello Solamente,handshake I agree with you totally,yay As for machines, they re only as good as the person running them,(actual using it, or maintaining it,...) are these people ever checked outconfused , people have been known to make mistakes,doh
These very expensive machines usually have built-in smoke detectors...as part of insurance regulations...so it was merely assessing and acting upon your breath exhalations...smoking

Don't feel bad about it. cheers
Ask for a second opinion

I hear the new smokomatic 17a is the latest and greatest.

dunno
Don,t have faith in machines, its like those ambiguous tick test put tick here and there and your filtered in our out for this and that----we are not robots we are indiviuals with thinking brains grin sometimes, so i do not trust machines at all roll eyes roll eyes
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