Quote by John Searle
My car and my adding machine understand nothing: they are not in t

My car and my adding machine understand nothing: they are not in that line of business. – John Searle

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I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing. – John Searle

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car
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We often attribute understanding and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars, adding machines, and other artifacts, but nothing is proved by such attributions. – John Searle

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car
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Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running. – Bill Watterson

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car

My first car was an 84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasnt good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Dont do that. Do it on concrete. – T-Pain

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car

Its like, once youve seen Tom Hanks win the Golden Globes, the Oscars, youve seen his wife, what kind of car he drives, when you watch his movies, you cant fully get really lost in them. – Justin Theroux

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car

Im just attracted to playing people who are ostensible unlikable. Thats not to say that theres something in there that makes you care. It might be that you just find them so awful that you just cant stop watching, like a car crash. – Steve Coogan

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car

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Before I do anything, I think, well what hasnt been seen. Sometimes, that turns out to be something ghastly and not fit for society. And sometimes that inspiration becomes something thats really worthwhile. – Jim Carrey

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In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. – Warren Buffett

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