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From: hougen@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Dean Hougen)
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Subject: Re: Can Machines Think?
Summary: absurd alright
Keywords: universe, laws of physics
Message-ID: <1990Feb8.020751.6925@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>
Date: 8 Feb 90 02:07:51 GMT
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In article <621@berlioz.nsc.com> andrew@dtg.nsc.com (Lord Snooty @ The Giant Poisoned Electric Head       ) writes:
>
>If we substitute "universe" for "chinese room", and "the laws of physics"
>for "the rules of chinese language", are we to conclude that the cosmos
>is a conscious entity?
>Andrew Palfreyman	andrew@dtg.nsc.com	Albania before April!

Who is it talking to?

Dean Hougen
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"Summoning his cosmic powers,
 And glowing slightly from his toes,
 The psychic emination grows."   - Pink Floyd