On 20/02/2008, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am aware of some of those other sources for the idea: nevertheless, > they are all nonsense for the same reason. I especially single out > Searle: his writings on this subject are virtually worthless. I have > argued with Searle to his face, and I have talked with others > (Hofstadter, for example) who have also done so, and the consensus among > these people is that his arguments are built on confusion.
Just to be clear, this is *not* the same as Searle's Chinese Room argument, which only he seems to find convincing. -- Stathis Papaioannou ------------------------------------------- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/11983/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=96140713-a54b2b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
