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Re: computer-go: "automatically" [was: Pattern matching]

From: John Aspinall <jga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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To: computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: computer-go: "automatically" [was: Pattern matching]
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 10:14:06 -0500

At 6:27 PM -0700 11/11/99, Jeff Massung wrote:

Question: when you smell a rose, does your brain do a search through
all smells you know until it finds a match? or is the proper neuron
stimulated automatically?

Question: when you smell a rose, does your brain do a search through
all smells you know until it finds a match? or is the proper neuron
stimulated magically?

Question: when you smell a rose, does your brain do a search through
all smells you know until it finds a match? or is the proper neuron
stimulated by the pixie behind your left ear?

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Suggestion: If you don't like search as a mechanism, propose another
mechanism.  "Automatically" is not a mechanism, it's avoiding the
question.
No need to be an ass. Do you know how the brain works? I certainly don't,
and I think I had a very valid question. If you know the answer, please,
enlighten me. If not, or you would like to add something constructive to
the question (like "I don't believe it can be done automatically), please
state that.

Jeff

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