B.F. SkinnerThe real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.
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The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. This quote further supports the original meaning of this post, which is that it's not so much what computers can do as much as people can do. The only mystery surrounding a thinking machine is the mystery of man. We're left to wonder what a computer might be thinking.
Source: Contingencies Of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis
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