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Article #8830Re: Can Machines Think?
From: Ian Sutherland
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1990 05:13
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1990 05:13
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In article <621@berlioz.nsc.com> andrew@dtg.nsc.com (Lord Snooty @ The Giant Poisoned Electric Head ) writes: - -If we substitute "universe" for "chinese room", and "the laws of physics" -for "the rules of chinese language", are we to conclude that the cosmos -is a conscious entity? Why is this absurd (as your "Summary" line suggests)? -- Ian Sutherland ian%oravax.uucp@cu-arpa.cs.cornell.edu Sans Peur
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!oravax!ian From: ian@oravax.UUCP (Ian Sutherland) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: Re: Can Machines Think? Message-ID: <1329@oravax.UUCP> Date: 8 Feb 90 05:13:36 GMT References: <1037@ra.stsci.edu> <6902@cbnewsh.ATT.COM> <1995@moscom.UUCP> <1328@oravax.UUCP> <621@berlioz.nsc.com> Reply-To: ian@oravax.odyssey.UUCP (Ian Sutherland) Distribution: comp.ai Organization: Odyssey Research Associates, Ithaca, New York Lines: 11