#understand

I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing. ↗

— John Searle

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In many cases it is a matter for decision and not a simple matter of fact whether x understands y; and so on. ↗

— John Searle

#decision #fact #many #matter #simple

We often attribute 'understanding' and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars, adding machines, and other artifacts, but nothing is proved by such attributions. ↗

— John Searle

#adding #analogy #attribute #cars #cognitive

I've never gone on Facebook and am not sure I understand it. The same goes for Twitter. I have someone sending tweets and pretending to be me, but I don't know why. ↗

— David Sedaris

#facebook #goes #gone #i #know

People ask if I miss it, but they don't understand that American culture is so ubiquitous that there's nothing to miss. I don't see myself moving back. It's not that I hate the United States. I just always thought it would be a shame not to live in a foreign country. ↗

— David Sedaris

#american #american culture #ask #back #country

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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After the last two years of springtime gas price spikes, nearly everyone in Southeast Wisconsin understands that something is wrong with our gasoline regulation and supply system. ↗

— Jim Sensenbrenner

#everyone #gas #gasoline #last #nearly

The earth incites the wonder and admiration of man even though he is imperfect and his understanding greatly limited. ↗

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

#earth #even #greatly #his #imperfect

Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if you're feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#everyone #failed #feeling #feels #focus