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In article <7891@skye.ed.ac.uk>, jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton)
writes:

>>Agreed. But the judging intelligence (and other mental properties)
>>based on behavioral evidence is about as justified as any fallible
>>test can be.

>I disagree. Moreover, I have yet to see anything even approaching
>a reasonable justification for it.

I don't think that there can be a justification that would convince
you, but for me it is pragmatic; I don't see any purpose whatsoever in
distinguishing between "conscious, intelligent beings" and "beings
that always behave as if conscious and intelligent". Furthermore, I
have not seen any argument whatsoever that would make believe that
there is a difference.

Daryl McCullough
ORA Corp.
Ithaca, NY