On 12/29/07, Bulat Ziganshin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > just imagine compiling of this program without pencil and paper and > you will draw conclusion that computers have power of deduction that > humans definitely doesn't have. and it's only one aspect which doesn't > take into account duration of human life (of course if we want to > say about *real humans* and not abstract mathematical model of immortals), > difference between people's abilities (it's common mistake to compare > abilities of one concrete computer with MAXIMUM of abilities of all > people, including whose in all future generations), don't take into > account that human by itself, at the moment of birth doesn't know > anything about mathematics and even can't speak - he is programmed by > society to acquire these skills >
I haven't been following this thread, but anyone interested in this question might want to read Daniel Dennett's essay "Fast Thinking", in his book _The Intentional Stance_. > so, computers are definitely more advanced devices - they was created > to. we (humanity) just don't yet finished development of the program > which at some moment will make them able to further develop itself > without our help. if you believe that human is superior to computer > you should also believe that bacterium is superior to human > The only thing that computers can do that humans can't is to work without getting bored. Cheers, Tim -- Tim Chevalier * http://cs.pdx.edu/~tjc * Often in error, never in doubt "It's mad to be in love with someone else / When you're in love with him, she's in love with me / But you know as well as I do I can never think of anyone but you" -- Pet Shop Boys _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe