Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV Series)

Earthlings Welcome Here (2008)

Richard T. Jones: James Ellison

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• James Ellison : Human beings aren't like chess pieces. It matters if we live or die.

  John Henry : Why does it matter? All humans die eventually.

  James Ellison : Yes, that's true. But our lives are... are sacred. Do you know what 'sacred' means?

  John Henry : Holy. Worthy of respect. Venerable.

  James Ellison : Do you know why human life is sacred?

  John Henry : Because so few humans are alive compared to the number that are dead?

  James Ellison : No. Because we're God's creation. God made everything - the stars, the earth, everything on this planet. We are all God's children.

  John Henry : Am I God's child?

  James Ellison : That's one of the things we're here to talk about.

• Catherine Weaver : Many believe, tactile experience is integral to AI development. This body is merely a puppet - an interface. We control him. *You* control him.

  [She gives him a remote control, which Ellison uses on John Henry to switch him off] 

  James Ellison : And when John Henry completes his development? When he realizes what his puppet is capable of? Do you know how powerful he'll be?

  Catherine Weaver : Cows are more powerful than men, Mr. Ellison. But I'd still rather be the farmer with the rifle.