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> Can a computer be built to start only with sensory input and then discover the rules of set theory? Yes. Abstract knowledge is learnable, and the brain is a
by eli_gottlieb 11y ago
> Can a computer be built to start only with sensory input and then discover the rules of set theory?
Yes. Abstract knowledge is learnable, and the brain is an inference machine.
- danielam 11y agoNon sequitur. In fact, what appears to be your stated premise actually argues against the conclusion, not for it. Besides, the mechanistic characterization of mind (you say brain, but for all intents and purposes here it makes no difference) is highly problematic.