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From: cpshelley@violet.uwaterloo.ca (cameron shelley)
Subject: Re: Testing Intelligence (Re: Turing Test).
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In article <GREENBA.90Nov30092227@gambia.crd.ge.com> greenba@gambia.crd.ge.com (ben a green) writes:

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>
>A most interesting and helpful posting!
>
>IMHO paragraphs a and b are non-controversial, but paragraphs c and d
>would rule out, say, cats, since reasoning and self awareness in any
>non-trivial senses require language.
>

How do you figure that?  Do you mean a mental language?  If so, what
do you consider 'mentalese' to be like?


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