Author: KarinsDad
Date: 08:36:58 04/28/00
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On April 28, 2000 at 07:25:41, stuart taylor wrote: [snip] >> >>Kid A says something outrageous to kid B. Kid B says, "I don't believe that." >>Kid A says, "Well, prove me wrong then." This is an intellectual bullying >>tactic, and it is unfair because it puts too much burden on kid B. Kid A hopes >>that kid B will not be able to divert the burden back to kid A, where it >>belongs, and therefore kid A's contention will stand, bugging the hell out of >>kid B, and causing kid A to smile smugly. >> >>bruce > >A lovely description! You must have been knocked around a bit in life to see >this so simply.(Kid A and B) Regarding the medicine idea, of course we are >all looking for evidence either way. You compared computer and human to >human and animal. But that is also not necesarily conclusive. > Personally, I think that comp. vs. comp. should be quite near to comp. vs. >human. You must also bear in mind the difference in psychological effect between >one program and another. But the human learning function is extremely good! >S.Taylor Bruce has more than one child. These analogies are a piece of cake for him to make. I only have one child. Thank goodness! KarinsDad :)
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