Anastasios ... You're a smart guy but if you can't offer a counterargument that considers the opponents argument and/or offers your own corresponding hypothesis you come across as a nattering nabob of AI negativity. Mike a.
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Ben Goertzel via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > What exactly is the claim in that review paper of mine that you find > laughable, though? > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 12:49 AM, Anastasios Tsiolakidis > <[email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > > You are probably familiar with the legendary controversy of the Monty > Hall > > problem, the (mythical) majority of mathematicians had strong reactions > to > > the paradox, laughing, crying and shouting. As it turned out that > majority > > was wrong. I am quoting for those unfamiliar > > > > "After the problem appeared in Parade, approximately 10,000 readers, > > including nearly 1,000 with PhDs, wrote to the magazine, most of them > > claiming vos Savant was wrong (Tierney 1991). Even when given > explanations, > > simulations, and formal mathematical proofs, many people still do not > accept > > that switching is the best strategy (vos Savant 1991a). Paul Erdős, one > of > > the most prolific mathematicians in history, remained unconvinced until > he > > was shown a computer simulation confirming the predicted result" > > > > Now, as much as I believe that quite a few of the researchers that do not > > post here, plus the few that do post here, are at least my equals, it > looks > > like I find myself confronted by recurring laughable claims. It could > well > > turn out that, like Erdös, I am wrong. The point of my public euphoria, > if > > any, is to concentrate on the numerous, actually measurably AGI problems > we > > have and which I've never caught myself laughing at or with. Thanks for > the > > mirth though :) > > > > AT > > > > -- > Ben Goertzel, PhD > http://goertzel.org > > "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". -- Capt. > James T. Kirk > > "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery / None but ourselves can free > our minds" -- Robert Nesta Marley > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/11943661-d9279dae > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
