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From: s64421@zeus.usq.edu.au (house ron)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: The Turing Test is no good!
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Date: 17 Aug 90 09:36:21 GMT
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pnettlet@gara.une.oz.au (Philip Nettleton) writes:

>You see, Searl's experiment means nothing because although Searl, as part
>of the system, knows nothing about Chinese, the system as a whole does.

Now we're just going roud in circles!  This exact claim is answered by Searle
in his original document.  There's no point in just blandly posting the
same old opinions; we know there are people who think like you without
being reminded ad infinitum.  Please post something which advances the
state of the debate.
-- 
Regards,

Ron House.   (s64421@zeus.usq.edu.au)
(By post: Info Tech, U.C.S.Q. Toowoomba. Australia. 4350)