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From: mfunnell@magna.com.au (Mike Funnell)
Subject: Re: Roger Penrose's New Book (in HTML) 1.0
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hubey@pegasus.montclair.edu (H. M. Hubey) writes:

>skrenta@summit.novell.com (Rich Skrenta) writes:

>>Given past achievements which made fools of those who claimed they
>>couldn't be done, I'm surprised anyone is willing to risk a bet
>>against AI.

>>Whatever happened to "The Roman Rule"?

>>	The one who says it cannot be done should never
>>	interrupt the one who is doing it.


>Who said something like;

>"If a distinguished scientist says something is possible, then it's probably
> true but if he says something can't be done, pay him no mind."

Arthur C Clarke, I do believe.

...Mike (mfunnell@magna.com.au)
