Mind: A Brief Introduction (John R. Searle) / quote 82 of 138

Computers manipulate symbols without meaning

as far as human cognition is concerned, such achievements are simply irrelevant. And they are irrelevant for a deep reason: the computer operates by manipulating symbols. Its processes are defined purely syntactically, whereas the human mind has more than just uninterpreted symbols, it attaches meanings to the symbols.

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