Comment by hattmall
5 days ago
I write software that is far less complex and I consider it to be "thinking" while it is working through multiple possible permutations of output and selecting the best one. Unless you rigidly define thinking, processing, computing, it's reasonable to use them interchangeably.
To borrow a line from Dijkstra, the claim seems a bit like saying that a submarine is swimming.
I think most people would agree that submarines are swimming.
No. Cars don't walk. Submarines don't swim. You can call it navigation if you want but words have meaning.
> to move through water by moving the body or parts of the body.
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I think the opposite. In fact I (and Dijstrka) thought that was so obvious I didn’t feel the need to elaborate on how obviously absurd it was.