Evidence open to different explanation

The inductive evidence interpretation assumes that passing the test should be explained in terms of thinking, but a mechanical interpretation—in terms of the computer's structure, program and physical environment—offers a better explanation.

The inductive evidence interpretation assumes that a computer's passing the Turing test should be explained in terms of its thinking.

But, thinking is not the best explanation of a computer's ability to pass the test.

A better explanation is a mechanical one, in terms of the structure of the computer, its program and its physical environment.

Douglas Stalker, 1978.
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