the-interior-of-ancient-buildings-in-the-qin-and-han-dynasti-432809584-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Bruce Gordon Date October 3, 2025 CategoriesComputational SciencesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , Baylor University, brain, ChatGPT, Chinese Room argument, computation, digestion, Discovery Institute Press, John Searle, language, Minding the Brain, ontology, philosophy, Science and Culture Today, scientism, subjectivity, The Nature of Nature, William Dembski John Searle (1932–2025): A Titan Passes Bruce Gordon October 3, 2025 Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 7 Searle’s most famous argument is undoubtedly the Chinese Room argument, first presented in his essay “Minds, Brains, and Programs” (1980). Read More ›
empty-classic-red-chinese-room-stockpack-adobe-stock-753536499-stockpack-adobestock Type post Date October 2, 2025 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , Aristotelianism, artificial intelligence, atheists, bats, Chinese Room argument, computation, consciousness, Edward Feser, John Searle, philosophers, philosophy, popular culture, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Nagel Farewell to John Searle, Philosopher of Mind and Language Science and Culture October 2, 2025 Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 4 His Chinese Room thought experiment, an argument for why computers can seem clever without having minds, was widely understood among the lay public. Read More ›
Ray Kurzweil Type post Author William A. Dembski Date February 2, 2024 CategoriesBioethicsNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , algorithms, An Idol for Destruction (series), artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, brain, ChatGPT, Chinese, Chinese Room argument, computers, consciousness, COSM, George Gilder, Gottfried Leibniz, Jay Richards, John Searle, machines, Michael Denton, Moore’s law, organisms, Ray Kurzweil, Stanford University, Thomas Ray, Turing Machine, Venice Artificial General Intelligence: Machines vs. Organisms William A. Dembski February 2, 2024 Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind 11 It may seem that I’m picking too much on Ray Kurzweil. But he and I have been crossing paths for a long time. Read More ›
robot Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date October 3, 2017 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindTechnology Tagged , __edited, Alan Turing, artificial intelligence, Chinese Room argument, computer, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, John Searle, Robert J. Marks II, Roger Penrose, self-driving cars, Singularity, Turing Machine, Wired Hype and Fearmongering About Artificial Intelligence Passes Its Sell-By Date David Klinghoffer October 3, 2017 Neuroscience & Mind, Technology 5 The attribution of superpowers to coming generations of AI machines has entered self-parody territory. Read More ›
