Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 09:23:54 05/18/00
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On May 18, 2000 at 11:37:36, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On May 18, 2000 at 11:08:59, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>Which is it? Is it both? Is it neither? >> >>I think it's both. > >I think it's neither. > >>I think that a large group of GM's (including Kasparov!) are 'psyched out' by >>computers and gripped with unreasonable fear. They are willing to go to wild >>extremes to avoid playing them. It is definitely true that GM's are positively >>clueless about where computers are strong and where they are weak (consider the >>time controls that Anand took for the battle against Rebel, for instance). > >Not really an issue concerning this case, unless you know something I don't. > >>Here is one person who is willing to take a stand for the group which will cost >>him real money. In a sense that is very brave, but it is in a support of a >>cause of cowardice! > >It's never wrong to abide by your principles, whether they be understandable by >others or not. It has nothing to do with bravery and there's nothing to suggest >that the person in question is supporting anyone or anything. Never? Just one obvious example: Genocide is sometimes committed as a matter of principle, but it is still very wrong. "Never" can be a tricky word! > >>I'm not even sure if I like it or if I hate it!? > >Since I find that the participation of computer programs in any human >championship is an abomination, I rather like it. > >Sincerely, >Mogens
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