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The original would be the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi¹, from the 3rd century BC: "Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or wh
by thristian 12y ago
The original would be the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi¹, from the 3rd century BC:
"Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man."
...so I'm guessing that was not a real Turing quote, but possibly a reference to the Turing Test.
¹: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Zhuangzi https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Zhuangzi
- JamesBaxter 12y agoThanks, I've read a lot about Turing and some of his works and had never seen it before