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Article 3092 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: lehman_ds@lrc.edu
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Subject: Re: Searle and the Curse of the Mediocre Philosophers
Message-ID: <1992Jan23.111837.149@lrc.edu>
Date: 23 Jan 92 16:18:37 GMT
References: <FN6qeB2w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> <16890@castle.ed.ac.uk>
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In article <16890@castle.ed.ac.uk>, cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
> In article <FN6qeB2w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> rc@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Richard Carlson) writes:
> 
> I nominate Richard Carlson for the 1992 Chinese Toilet Award. This is
> awarded to the poster on the topic of the Chinese Room who posts the
> most words on the topic without having read any Searle. Obviously we'll
> need to wait out the rest of 1992, but RC is clearly a very powerful
> contender who is going to be very hard to beat.
> -- 
> Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
> Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
> 5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205
  Chris, he may not have read Searle, or even be a good debater, and
yes, he makes some conclusions that seem to have no basis, but we do not
need people cutting up on others here.  If your argument is that strong,
argue it with a cool head.  If you see that someone has obviously jumped
on teh band wagon too soon, then say so, but do not stoop to low level 
name calling.  Thank you.
    Drew Lehman
    Lehman_ds@lrc.edu


