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dfranke comments on Eight questions for computationalists - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: dfranke 13 April 2011 04:36:57PM 0 points [-]

I haven't read that other thread; can I ask what your opinions are? Briefly of course, and while I can't speak for everyone else, I promise to read them as thumbnails and not absolute statements to be used against you. You could point to writers (Searle? Penrose?) if you like.

Searle, to a zeroth approximation. His claims need some surgical repair, but you can do that surgery without killing the patient. See my original post for some "first aid".