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To: JamesP81
The only possibility I can see for 'thinking' computers

I'm sure that in the future it will be possible to write unimaginably complex programs that will be able to mimic human behavior in some ways. But a computer can never truly think.

126 posted on 12/22/2005 8:53:58 AM PST by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Aquinasfan
I'm sure that in the future it will be possible to write unimaginably complex programs that will be able to mimic human behavior in some ways. But a computer can never truly think.

And you base your "sure" belief on what, exactly?

133 posted on 12/22/2005 8:59:35 AM PST by Ichneumon
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To: Aquinasfan
I'm sure that in the future it will be possible to write unimaginably complex programs that will be able to mimic human behavior in some ways. But a computer can never truly think.

Agreed. You ever see The Matrix? Not gonna happen...
219 posted on 12/22/2005 10:48:36 AM PST by JamesP81
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