Computers embody programs; they don't obey them
Searle misinterprets what a program does. Computers don't obey programs the way the man in the room obeys a rule book. Computers embody programs. Similarly, a falling rock doesn't obey the law of gravity but embodies it.
David Cole, 1984.


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Computers embody programs; they don't obey them
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