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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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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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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Have you ever noticed how nice people are at the car wash?! Maybe its just me, but it makes me happy. Weird, I know! – Brittany Snow

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The idea that maybe you dont have to own a car if you only need one occasionally may catch on, just like time-sharing caught on in real estate. – Steve Case

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Sometimes, when my wife and I were going out to dinner, I would take my laptop with me and work in the car, so as to take advantage of the half hour going and coming. – Thomas Friedman

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Its so funny looking back, but my so-called overnight success actually took 15 years. I remember when I didnt have any money, and my only car was moms Hyundai. – Criss Angel

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