--- In WittrsAMR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "iro3isdx" <wittrsamr@...> wrote: > > > --- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Joseph Polanik <jPolanik@> wrote: > > > > Searle's claim is that no computer could experience such phenomena > > solely by virtue of running a program. > > > Right. But he never does explain what solely by virtue of running a > program is supposed to actually mean. > Neither did strong AIers. Hence we had to guess. Enter thought experiment. As for what you write below, all that stuff is not solely in virtue of running a program. But I could be wrong.. Cheers, Budd ========================================= Need Something? Check here: http://ludwig.squarespace.com/wittrslinks/