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Article 3420 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 Philosop
Message-ID: <1992Feb2.165723.184@lrc.edu>
Date: 2 Feb 92 21:57:23 GMT
References: <FN6qeB2w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> <16890@castle.ed.ac.uk> <1992Jan23.111837.149@lrc.edu> <1992Jan24.033203.7991@husc3.harvard.edu>
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In article <1992Jan24.033203.7991@husc3.harvard.edu>, zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
> In article <1992Jan23.111837.149@lrc.edu> 
> lehman_ds@lrc.edu writes:
> 
>>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:
> 
> CM:
>>> 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
> 
> DL:
>>  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
> 
> On the contrary, "we" (was that the royal `we', the editorial `we', or the
> "me and my tapeworm" `we'? just wondering...) certainly need people cutting
> up select, deserving others, if only for the sake of providing an adequate
> incentive for the rest of the crowd to think before they clutter the net
> with predictably ill-considered, discombobulated meanderings.  Thanks,
> Chris, for the best laugh I've had this year.  As for you, Drew, pay
> attention: you are setting yourself up as the next unwitting target.
> 
> 
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> : Qu'est-ce qui est bien?  Qu'est-ce qui est laid?         Harvard   :
> : Qu'est-ce qui est grand, fort, faible...                 doesn't   :
> : Connais pas! Connais pas!                                 think    :
> :                                                             so     :
> : Mikhail Zeleny                                                     :
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> '`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`
  Try as you wish..I was simply trying to keep this civil and stay away
from childish name calling.. If I want that I will simply hang around with
my little brothers friends (age 13)..
   Drew Lehman
   Lehman_ds@lrc.edu


