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Subject: Re: Crafty is in the same class as the top programs.

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 10:25:16 04/28/00

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On April 28, 2000 at 11:36:58, KarinsDad wrote:

>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 :)

Actually I was kid B a lot.  My kids don't do this.  If one of them tried to
play kid A, whoever was kid B would just beat the hell out of him/her.

bruce




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