Right, exactly, it is absurd to think one man in a room with some symbols can generate understanding. But only because of scale, because we imagine a regular si

Right, exactly, it is absurd to think one man in a room with some symbols can generate understanding. But only because of scale, because we imagine a regular sized room, a normal sized book and a table with symbols on it. But it’s absurd because that system is incredibly simple, not due to any actual argument from fundamentals.