Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!ssc-vax!bcsaic!rwojcik From: rwojcik@bcsaic.UUCP (Rick Wojcik) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: Re: Call for DISCUSSION: comp.ai.chinese_room Keywords: AI, Philosophy, Endless Repetition Message-ID: <15364@bcsaic.UUCP> Date: 29 Sep 89 19:19:19 GMT References: <347@cui.unige.ch> Reply-To: rwojcik@bcsaic.UUCP (Rick Wojcik) Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle Lines: 18 In article <347@cui.unige.ch> afzal@cui.unige.ch (Afzal Ballim) writes: >I would like to propose a new group "comp.ai.chinese_room", whose charter >would be as follows: > >comp.ai.chinese_room Thanks for your tongue in cheek suggestion, Afzal. I can certainly understand your frustration in seeing these debates go on endlessly, and with a lot of repetition. The Chinese room problem attracts a lot of debate because it is an interesting problem. It serves to focus people's thoughts on the issues. Meanwhile, I suggest that those of you who get glazed eyes simply create a kill file and turn your attention elsewhere. For those who take the creation of special newsgroups as a serious way of siphoning off debates, consider what newsgroups will be cross-posted to from comp.ai.chinese_room. You guessed it--comp.ai. ;-) -- Rick Wojcik csnet: rwojcik@atc.boeing.com uucp: uw-beaver!bcsaic!rwojcik