Re: Robots, but philosophers (or, Hal-2001)

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Thu Sep 28 2000 - 11:58:19 MDT


hal@finney.org wrote:
>
> Samantha writes, quoting Franklin:
> > > Just give one example of such a chain which cannot be
> > > verbalized. Skinner's dictum was "If it can be verbalized it can be
> > > programmed".
> >
> > I have nothing at all to say to anyone who is so backwards to quote
> > Skinner in this conversation.
>
> You have called Franklin "backwards". That's harsh.
>

I'll rephrase to say I simply do not have patience or time enough to
untangle a view that starts at that level. Better?

- samantha



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