Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 21:26:35 03/14/01
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On March 14, 2001 at 15:04:28, Peter McKenzie wrote:
>On March 14, 2001 at 14:07:36, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On March 14, 2001 at 13:03:27, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
>>
>>> http://personalidentity.tripod.com/id27.htm
>>
>>
>>Part 2 is a real bullshit. The author tries to demonstrate that computers do not
>>"know" chess, and he actually demonstrates that he does not "know" computers and
>>that he does not "know" the human brain.
>>
>>I have heard more meaningful comments in a pub, even very late at night.
>
>Ah yes, Searle's argument is clearly refuted by the well known reasoning:
>'Christophe says it is bullshit, therefore it is bullshit'. I happen to
>disagree with Searle's Chinese Room argument, but I don't think its as clear as
>just saying it is a pile of crap. In fact, I think he makes some very good
>points.
He is just falling in the classical circular trap about "meaning", "knowledge"
and "intelligence".
That's a serious failure, IMO.
Christophe
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