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From: sst@bouw.tno.nl (Tako Schotanus)
Subject: Re: The turing test
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In article <3kqi8l$q4k@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, mickwest@aol.com (Mickwest) says:
>
>>No I don't think that's what happening here. What he says is that when
>two
>>things can be explained by the same model they must be the similar and
>that
>>questions about reality or simulations are moot because there's no
>difference
>>between them.
>
>Yup that's just about what I mean.
>
>Except for one point, in England, the word "moot" means "debatable",
>whereas I think in the US it means "not debatable". (Olde English "Moot"
>meaning "meet", as in meet for a debate, in the "Moot Hall", to discuss
>"moot points").
>
>Mick.

Aahh! *grin* I should know better than to try talking "fancy".

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