RE: MD Can Only Humans Respond to DQ?

From: Erin N. (enoonan@kent.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 01 2002 - 05:38:51 GMT

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    >> GLENN: If we don't allow this human element, then we can all agree
    >> >that "no instrument can detect hot or cold", much less the President.
    >>
    >> ERIN: Well here is the point. We can set a machine
    >> to dectect when it is hot or cold (by beeping or whatever)
    >> but yeah that hot or cold is relative to us.
    >> I don't agree a machine can detect the President.
    >> It can detect a fingerprint. You would have to
    >> tell the machine what fingerprint is the President.
    >> So yes this 'human element' is what I thought was
    >> Pirsig's point so whats the prob?
    >>
    >
    >The difference between 'detecting' fingerprints or whole presidents is a
    >matter of (quantitative) complexity, not of principle. (What the problem
    >is? Er...)

    Increasing complexity...like to a social level?
    Isn't that what Pirsig is saying?

    erin

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