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You can go into things like the Chinese Room argument, but I'm not sure it leads anywhere.


I mean, there are still philosophers metaphorically fist fighting about this stuff. Last time I stepped into the fray on this topic I got clapped back by someone from an area of philosophy of mind from after I graduated. It was an interesting perspective that was unaware of, but I studied language, not mind:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47497757#47511217

I honestly never thought having a philosophy degree would be so relevant.




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