... who react to societal stimuli in much the same way that we do. Discourse, I believe, is at the root of all stimuli to which we are exposed. Loosely speaking, the definition of discourse is "everything that is written or said (and thereby understood) about a particular subject." Discourse, then, is an all-encompasing term that can almost be substituted for the term ... concerned American parents, for instance, who worry about violent video games and television shows. In a computer, it certainly is that simple. I think, however, that the people who apply a statement about a binary system ...

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