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From: barash@mmlai.UUCP (Steve Barash)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: letter to THE NEW YORK REVIEW concerning AI
Keywords: Intention
Message-ID: <509@mmlai.UUCP>
Date: 23 Feb 89 18:28:48 GMT
References: <7471@venera.isi.edu> <Feb.9.21.07.59.1989.2316@elbereth.rutgers.edu> <2447@crete.cs.glasgow.ac.uk>
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In article <2447@crete.cs.glasgow.ac.uk>, (Gilbert Cockton) writes:
> In article <4297@pt.cs.cmu.edu> (Timothy Freeman) writes:
> >The subjective sensation is, in itself, totally useless.  The behavior
> >of the participating systems is what matters.
> 
> Absolute balls.
> 
> The subjective feeling of understanding is vital to much human action.

Does this mean you are measuring the importance of subjective feeling by
its effect of observable action?  If so, Tim's point holds.  If not, how
are you measuring its importance?

> Gilbert Cockton, Department of Computing Science,  The University, Glasgow
> 	gilbert@uk.ac.glasgow.cs <europe>!ukc!glasgow!gilbert

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