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From: cycy@isl1.ri.cmu.edu (Christopher Young)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Goal of AI: where are we going?
Message-ID: <1271@isl1.ri.cmu.edu>
Date: Mon, 5-Oct-87 19:11:11 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  5 19:11:11 1987
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In article <1330@houdi.UUCP>, marty1@houdi.UUCP (M.BRILLIANT) writes:
> Point two, we keep using the human mind as a tool, to solve problems. 
> As such, it is not merely a phenomenon, but a means to an end, and is
> subject to judgments of its utility for that purpose.  Now we can say
> whether it is perfect or flawed.  Obviously, it is not perfect, since
> we often make mistakes when we use it.  Score one for Ware.

This is true. However, this is not the only use for the human mind. The
human mind is also used to imagine fanciful dreams, to love and hate and
otherwise feel emotion, and to make value judgement even when there is no
real logical reason for choosing option one over option two. So perhaps it
can be flawed in one way, but not in others (since it is difficult to say
what is flawed in some of these instances).
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					-- Chris. (cycy@isl1.ri.cmu.edu)

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure
you realise that what you heard is not what I meant.