Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rti-sel.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!rti-sel!rcb From: rcb@rti-sel.UUCP (Randy Buckland) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.flame Subject: Re: A Conversation With Sir John Eccles (tired of Rosen!) Message-ID: <55@rti-sel.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 12:38:23 EST Article-I.D.: rti-sel.55 Posted: Thu Jan 3 12:38:23 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jan-85 07:57:37 EST References: <79@decwrl.UUCP>, <345@pyuxd.UUCP> <127@cadre.UUCP> Organization: Research Triangle Institute, NC Lines: 11 Xref: watmath net.religion:5208 net.flame:7460 > Sir John is a well known opponent of the > idea that man can create a truly intelligent machine. We > probably will find out within the next century whether he > is right or not. We might find out if he is wrong (I hope so!). But we will never find out if he is right. You can't prove a negative hypothesis. Randy Buckland Research Triangle Institute ...!mcnc!rti-sel!rcb