Russell Wallace wrote:
What you say is true, but even though there's no sharp dividing line,
the difference is still relevant.
The best way I can think of to summarize the difference is between a
program that deals with "The cat sat on the mat" or "SatOn(Cat, Mat)"
on the one hand, versus one that can deal with the contents of
CatOnMat.JPG on the other.
I think the difference between these two are determined subjectively by
a illusion that humans possess. Humans are biased in a way that it
assumes that intuitive perceptive phenomenon is simpler than conscious,
non-intuitive phenomenon. Thus, they would usually assume that the JPG
image is "simpler" than the verbal representation because the image is
unconsciously processed. However, the verbal sentence is represented in
a different format, and it requires conscious translation from and
priming. Humans usually assume that the verbal sentence is more complex
because it is represented non-intuitively.
The dividing line depends on the distinction between "human-like
perception" and "nonhuman perception". If the representation format is
based solely on a specific perceptual modality like the image, humans
would categorize that different than the other multi-modal verbal
representation format.
The image requires about the same level of complex processing as the
verbal sentence (where the verbal sentence is usually conscious). The
objects in the image must be previously learned and experienced in order
to process it (just like the sentence).
I do not see any distinction between your verbal and visual examples.
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