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>From: cbo@cs.toronto.edu (Calvin Bruce Ostrum)
Subject: Re: AI failures
Message-ID: <92May13.040512edt.48023@neat.cs.toronto.edu>
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
References: <1992May10.184816.19179@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> <1992May12.091534.22317@norton.com>
Date: 13 May 92 08:05:28 GMT
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In article <1992May12.091534.22317@norton.com>
	brian@norton.com (Brian Yoder) writes:

| [bulk of posting elided]
| As you can imagine, jumping into the middle of this without clearly 
| defined premises about metaphysics and epistemology is pretty 
| hopeless, particularly when the philosopher usually has some 
| pre-destined conclusion in mind before he begins.

Yes, I can, it is, and in fact you've done us the great charity (I use the
word advisedly) of providing us with a lengthy and exemplary example of
the phenomenon.

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Calvin Ostrum                                            cbo@cs.toronto.edu
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One further suggestion: if you undertake the task of philosophical
detection, drop the dangerous little catch phrase which advises you to
keep an "open mind".   -- Ayn Rand
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