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I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer und

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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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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When youre in the car, how well you do is down to you and you alone-no band, no management, no marketing. – Nick Mason

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In addition to this, they already have a fuel cell car on the road in Japan. It is subsidized from within the corporation because they are still at a high cost. – Maurice Strong

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