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ateolf"Surely computers cannot be intelligent--they can only do what their programmers tell them." Is the latter statement true, and does it imply the former?
The latter statement is true but does not imply the former, because it is possible that a programmer could tell a computer how to learn, infer knowledge, or think rationally.
"Surely animals cannot be intelligent--they can only do what their genes tell them." Is the latter statement true, and does it imply the former?
The latter statement is true but its relation to the former is analogous to the previous question. Genetics set up a foundation to an animal's behavior and, while it determines how an animal learns from or reacts to a given experience, different experiences will shape an animal's behavior differently. In this way, animals are built on experience possibly as much as genetics.
The latter statement is true but does not imply the former, because it is possible that a programmer could tell a computer how to learn, infer knowledge, or think rationally.
"Surely animals cannot be intelligent--they can only do what their genes tell them." Is the latter statement true, and does it imply the former?
The latter statement is true but its relation to the former is analogous to the previous question. Genetics set up a foundation to an animal's behavior and, while it determines how an animal learns from or reacts to a given experience, different experiences will shape an animal's behavior differently. In this way, animals are built on experience possibly as much as genetics.
