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The Chinese Room is a mirror that reflects people’s hidden (well, often not very, but still) biases about whether the universe is mechanical or whether understa
by dragonwriter 2y ago
The Chinese Room is a mirror that reflects people’s hidden (well, often not very, but still) biases about whether the universe is mechanical or whether understanding involves dualistic metaphysical woo back at them as conclusions.
That's not why it was presented, of course, Searle aimed at proving something, but his use of it just illustrates which side of that divide he was on.
- Yizahi 2y agoDo you think gravity force is mechanical or is it a metaphysical woo? Because scientists have no idea how it works precisely, just like our brain and consciousness. Hint - there are not only these two possibilities you have mentioned.
- namaria 2y ago> Do you think gravity force is mechanical or is it a metaphysical woo? Because scientists have no idea how it works precisely, just like our brain and consciousness. Nonsense. We know exactly how gravity works, with high precision. We don't know why it works.