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32 Post author: Morendil 07 March 2012 06:23PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 14 March 2012 07:42:18PM 0 points [-]

If you are trying in a backhanded way to make the point "Humans are machines! The set you mention is empty!" then yes, that is rather close to von Neumann's point.

Indeed, I can't think of any plausible meanings for machine, do and tell which would make that quotation non-tautological but true.

Comment author: wedrifid 14 March 2012 09:25:11PM 0 points [-]

Indeed, I can't think of any plausible meanings for machine, do and tell which would make that quotation non-tautological but true.

And if everyone else was able to see that I guess von Neumann would never have needed to make the statement.!