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Quote by John Searle
We often attribute understanding and other cognitive predicates by

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

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car
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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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I want a car that will last 10 years or longer because I totally hate the process of researching, shopping for a new car, and then haggling for the price. I wish I could just snap my fingers and my car is there. – Kiran Ahluwalia

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I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp into the water, and I did go part way, but I stopped. I went again and stopped. I then got out of the car and stood by the car a nervous wreck. – Susan Smith

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So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me Can you give me a lift? I said Sure, you look great, the worlds your oyster, go for it. – Tommy Cooper

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Its a never ending battle of making your cars better and also trying to be better yourself. – Dale Earnhardt

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