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No: computers can't reason scientifically
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Computers are unable to think and reason as human scientists do.
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial IntelligenceâA collaboratively editable version of Robert Horns brilliant and pioneering debate map Can Computers Think?âexploring 50 years of philosophical argument about the possibility of computer thought.âF1CEB7
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Can computers think? [1] »
Can computers think? [1]
Can computers think? [1]âCan a computational system possess all important elements of human thinking or understanding? âFFB597
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No: computers can't reason scientifically
No: computers can't reason scientificallyâComputers are unable to think and reason as human scientists do.â59C6EF
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Computers can't adequately evaluate hypotheses »
Computers can't adequately evaluate hypotheses
Computers can't adequately evaluate hypothesesâA computer model of scientific discovery would have to use a criterion of preference to choose between hypotheses that explain data equally well. But such criterion tend to be imprecise and idiosyncratic making implementation on a computer unlikely.â98CE71
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Computers can't introduce new principles »
Computers can't introduce new principles
Computers can't introduce new principlesâComputers discoveries are limited to those that can be expressed using the programs fixed vocabulary and conceptual apparatus: human discovery involves introduction of new terms and principles that cant be defined via those.â98CE71
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Scientific reasoning requires social agreement »
Scientific reasoning requires social agreement
Scientific reasoning requires social agreementâComputers cannot reason scientifically vecause htey are not members of society. Scientific laws and data do not follow from the application of an alogrith, but are developed through a quasi-philosophical process of negotiation. â98CE71
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Computers have already reasoned scientifically »
Computers have already reasoned scientifically
Computers have already reasoned scientificallyâComputer systems exist that have reasoned as scientists do, proposing explanatory hypotheses and choosing among them.âEF597B
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