Thinking implies a progression of time. So perhaps it is equally important to define time.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John Clark > > Please define the term thinking. > What is thinking ? > > > Roger Clough, [email protected] > 8/30/2012 > Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him so > everything could function." > > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > *From:* John Clark <[email protected]> > *Receiver:* everything-list <[email protected]> > *Time:* 2012-08-29, 16:10:20 > *Subject:* Re: Two reasons why computers IMHO cannot exhibit intelligence > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]>wrote: > > > It's worth mentioning that Turing did not intend his test to imply that >> machines could think, only that the closest we could come would be to >> construct machines that would be good at playing The Imitation Game. >> > > No you are entirely incorrect, that is not worth mentioning. There is no > difference between arithmetic and simulated arithmetic and no difference > between thinking and imitation thinking. � > > > I have used the example of a trashcan lid in a fast food place that >> says THANK YOU. >> > > And when a employee of a fast food restaurant says "THANK YOU" to the > 47'th customer for the 47'th time in the last hour he puts about as much > thought into the message as the trash can did. > > � John K Clark > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
