| ▲ | mojuba 2 days ago |
| > But what makes a human mind more "understanding"? If you view understanding as knowledge + the ability to apply it, everything falls into its place. The Chinese room can't apply the knowledge that it has, even theoretically. |
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| ▲ | nh23423fefe 2 days ago | parent [-] |
| That's not true. The Chinese room is no different than an immobile Chinese person. Leveraging ability gets you nothing. |
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| ▲ | mojuba 2 days ago | parent [-] | | An immobile Chinese person was once mobile and knew how to apply knowledge. | | |
| ▲ | nh23423fefe 2 days ago | parent [-] | | The immobile Chinese room was once a mobile Chinese room. You're refutation isn't there. There isn't anything that distinguishes a Chinese room from a Chinese person. You submit Chinese text and get Chinese answers. You say understanding only exists in humans. That's special pleading not an explanation. | | |
| ▲ | mojuba a day ago | parent [-] | | Ask your Chinese room what left and right means. Also: near and far, heavy and light, hot and cold. When it comes up with definitions through other concepts, ask what those things mean, etc. | | |
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