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From: harwood@cvl.umd.edu (David Harwood)
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Subject: Re: The symbol grounding problem - please start your own newsgroup
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Date: Sun, 5-Jul-87 17:48:28 EDT
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	Letter sent by email to Stevan Harnad (with postscript added)
re his postings to comp.ai about "the symbol grounding problem."

	I don't want you to quit posting altogether - I would just like 
you to realize that you are hogging comp.ai with what seems, to me at least,
to be mostly pompous and unintelligible postings, that have very little to
do with computer science. I heard from a student colleague, who is not opposed
to a "cognitive science" viewpoint (if this means anything to you), that the 
first thing you did to explain your views at a recent colloquim was make 
reference to your net discussions.
	My oh my, either you are an modest comedian, or these dialogues of
yours - why - if even they be blarney and posing of feathers - why they be 
verily verily immortal.
	You have made your views, whatever these are, resoundingly reknown
- by, I suppose, half or more of the recent volume of comp.ai. I simply wish
you'd pipe down for awhile, especially about your "symbol grounding problem."
	I will be especially verily verily glad to see you post the source 
code which implements your theoretical improvements; this should keep us off
the streets for awhile; and I will try to be first to applaud your success.

	David Harwood

	Computer Vision Laboratory
	Center for Automation Research
	University of Maryland

My views are simply my own. Please note all typos and mistakes, as I prepare
to publish an edition (with permission which is surely forthcoming) of
_Recent Contributions to the Dialogue de Problem Profundo Symbo-Grundo:
New Foundations and New Vocations in Computer Science_.
[This postscript added to my letter emailed S.H.]