Comment by famouswaffles
2 years ago
Feel free to step out of the discussion anytime you like. That said, I don't think I'm putting words in your mouth. That was simply an analogy for the kind of arguments I feel you're making.
Ultimately, results are what people care about. "Have they truly mastered x or are they 'mimicking' it?" is a philosophical discussion.
Results are the only means you determine something has one property or another. I'm only assuming I'm speaking to an intelligent human on the other end of this discussion. I'm only assuming you are 'conscious'. I have no idea if these things are 'really' true. If I say, 'you're mimicking my intelligence. You're not really intelligent', what proof could you bring to show otherwise that wouldn't just fall back on results? None.