Seriously, I'm only venturing a personal opinion but I've never even especially cared for Chinese Rooms.
On 8/7/08, Valentina Poletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yep.. isn't it amazing how long a thread is becoming based on an experiment > that has no significance? > > On 8/6/08, Steve Richfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Back to reason, >> >> This entire thread is yet another example that once you accept a bad >> assumption, you can then prove ANY absurd proposition. I see no reason to >> believe that a Chinese Room is possible, and therefore I have no problem >> rejecting all arguments regarding the absurd conclusions that could be >> reached regarding such an apparently impossible room. The absurdity of the >> arguments is just further proof of the impossibility of the room. >> >> Steve Richfield >> >> ------------------------------ >> *agi* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/> | >> Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com/> >> > > > > -- > A true friend stabs you in the front. - O. Wilde > > Einstein once thought he was wrong; then he discovered he was wrong. > > For every complex problem, there is an answer which is short, simple and > wrong. - H.L. Mencken > > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=108809214-a0d121 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
