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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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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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Of course, Im older now. Im in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for Car Wheels or Essence or whatever. Different things were going on. – Lucinda Williams

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A man from a primitive culture who sees an automobile might guess that it was powered by the wind or by an antelope hidden under the car, but when he opens up the hood and sees the engine he immediately realizes that it was designed. – Michael Behe

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Ive spent more on my Dodger tickets that I did on my car. – Shia LaBeouf

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Well, Ive been in a few car wrecks. – Dave Matthews

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