On 26 May 99 at 9:52, John Gunkler wrote:
> Maybe it's only my reaction, but the hair on the back of my neck
> bristles whenever I hear a statement beginning "[some technology]
> will never be able to ...." or containing "... [some 'distinctly
> human' ability] can not be replicated ...." What positive purpose
> can such a belief serve?
Given the huge marketing budgets for all kinds of technology based whozits
and whatzits, if I have my druthers, I would rather people begin with a
null hypothesis then look for evidence to support rejecting it, than the
other way around.
...of course the technology folks and vendors don't exactly WANt that.
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