You've never seen an EEG? On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 9:45 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, Dave, > > > > So the same may be said of brains, right? Brain’s don’t behave. > > > > Where are you going with this? > > > > N > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > [email protected] > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > *From:* Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Prof David West > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 5, 2020 5:27 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Warring Darwinians for Glen, Steve > > > > Allow Nick to say "a computer behaves as if it is thinking, therefore it > is thinking." > > > > How does a computer behave? Or, what is a computer's behavior? I am > looking at my computer - actually four of them (iPhone, tablet, laptop, and > desktop) and the only behavior I see any of them exhibiting is precisely > identical to the behavior of the glass paperweight that also occupies space > on my desk. > > > > What is this thinking behavior y'all are ascribing to the computer? Am I > the only one that cannot see it? > > > > davew > > > > > > On Mon, May 4, 2020, at 9:34 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Yup. That’s what he would say. What *persuades* you that a super > competent computer can’t think? Can a dog think? How would a Martian > convince you that it (he, she) can think? > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > [email protected] > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > > > *From:* Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Frank Wimberly > > *Sent:* Monday, May 4, 2020 9:08 PM > > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > [email protected]> > > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Warring Darwinians for Glen, Steve > > > > Maybe I missed something that makes this redundant but if a highschool > student asked me what the *hard problem* is I would say: There appears > to be no limit to how competent computers can be. They seem to be able to > do just about anything that people think requires thought. But I am > persuaded that they can't think. What makes the difference between > thinking people and hypercompetent computers? > > > > Nick would say if it behaves as if it thinks then it thinks. I think. > > > > Frank > > > > On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 7:50 PM Steven A Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > I thought this was a support group for recovering (or just > > self-indulgent) metaphorists... you mean it's not? Why do I feel like > > I'm in a scene from "Fight Club"? I guess that would make me more of > > an allegorist? > > > > > Is it? You people can't help yourselves. It's compulsive. You might want > to get some help for that. > > > > > > On 5/4/20 10:47 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote: > > >> Choosing one's rifle is so concrete. It makes me want to run out and > blow away a few cacti. Oh, it's a metaphor! > > > > .-. .- -. -.. --- -- -..-. -.. --- - ... -..-. .- -. -.. -..-. -.. .- ... > .... . ... > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > > unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > -- > > Frank Wimberly > > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz > > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > 505 670-9918 > > .-. .- -. -.. --- -- -..-. -.. --- - ... -..-. .- -. -.. -..-. -.. .- ... > .... . ... > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > > unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > > > > > .-. .- -. -.. --- -- -..-. -.. --- - ... -..-. .- -. -.. -..-. -.. .- ... > .... . ... > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > -- Frank Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918
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