DavidS comments on The flawed Turing test: language, understanding, and partial p-zombies - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SaidAchmiz 20 May 2013 04:01:11PM 0 points [-]

For example, what if I told you that in reality, I don't speak a word of English ? Whom are you going to believe -- me, or your lying eyes ?

Comment author: DavidS 22 May 2013 09:45:09PM * 10 points [-]

I remember hearing the story of a mathematical paper published in English but written by a Frenchmen, containing the footnotes:

1 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this paper into English.2

2 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this footnote into English.3

3 I am grateful to professor Littlewood for helping me translate this footnote into English.

Why was no fourth footnote necessary?