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From: bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry W. Kort)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Question on Chinese Room Argument
Summary: Geunbae Lee violently agrees with Barry Kort
Keywords: Nil, Zero, Null Set
Message-ID: <49619@linus.UUCP>
Date: 13 Apr 89 12:26:02 GMT
References: <10992@bcsaic.UUCP> <16873@cup.portal.com> <49015@linus.UUCP> <22885@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>
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Reply-To: bwk@mbunix (Barry Kort)
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In article <22885@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> gblee@cs.ucla.edu (Geunbae Lee) writes:

 > In article <49015@linus.UUCP> bwk@mbunix (Barry Kort) writes:

 > > In article <16873@cup.portal.com> dan-hankins@cup.portal.com
 > > (Daniel B Hankins) writes:

 > > > A symbol that means nothing is no symbol at all.

 > > How about the mathematical symbols for zero and the null set?
 > > How about the ASCII symbols for SPACE and NULL?

 > Do you really think that the mathematical symbols for zero and
 > null set AND the ASCII symbols for space and null means NOTHING?
 > In my opinion, they mean SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT and FUNDAMENTAL !!!!

Geunbae, you appear to be in violent agreement with me on this point.

--Barry Kort